Compassionate
רַחֲמָנִיStrong’s H7362rachmani (rach-ma-ni)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Rachmani is the Hebrew word usually translated “compassionate”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
Meaning
- Compassionate, compassionate women
How it's translated
- compassionate 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Lamentations 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
רַחֲמָנִי rachmani · compassionate
compassionate, compassionate women
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “compassionate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COMPASSIONATE, adjective
Having a temper or disposition to pity; inclined to show mercy; merciful; having a heart that is tender, and easily moved by the distresses, sufferings, wants and infirmities of others.
All definitions and other forms of “compassionate”
COMPASSIONATE, verb transitive
To pity; to commiserate; to have compassion for.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.