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רָחַם H7355

H7355 is the Hebrew word רָחַם, transliterated râcham and said raw-kham'. The King James Version most often renders it mercy.

Word: רָחַםTransliteration: râchamSaid: raw-kham'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 34 verses

What it means

to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 35 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

mercy 17×compassion 6×shew mercy 2×pitieth 2×love 1×neither shall have mercy 1×no pity 1×should not have compassion 1×no mercy 1×nor have mercy 1×surely 1×yet will he have compassion 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: have compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, [idiom] surely.

Verses using רָחַם

All 34 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 33:19 · KJV

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Deuteronomy 13:17 · KJV

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

Deuteronomy 30:3 · KJV

That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

1 Kings 8:50 · KJV

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

2 Kings 13:23 · KJV

And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

Psalm 18:1 · KJV

I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

Psalm 102:13 · KJV

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

Psalm 103:13 · KJV

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Isaiah 9:17 · KJV

Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 13:18 · KJV

Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

Isaiah 14:1 · KJV

For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Isaiah 27:11 · KJV

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Isaiah 30:18 · KJV

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Isaiah 49:10 · KJV

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

Isaiah 49:13 · KJV

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

Isaiah 49:15 · KJV

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

Isaiah 54:8 · KJV

In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.

Isaiah 55:7 · KJV

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 6:23 · KJV

They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

Jeremiah 12:15 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

Jeremiah 13:14 · KJV

And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

Jeremiah 30:18 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

Jeremiah 31:20 · KJV

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 42:12 · KJV

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Jeremiah 50:42 · KJV

They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

Lamentations 3:32 · KJV

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Ezekiel 39:25 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

Hosea 1:6 · KJV

And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

Hosea 1:7 · KJV

But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

Hosea 2:4 · KJV

And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

Hosea 2:23 · KJV

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

Micah 7:19 · KJV

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Zechariah 1:12 · KJV

Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

Zechariah 10:6 · KJV

And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7355 mean?

H7355 is the Hebrew word רָחַם (râcham), meaning to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.

How is H7355 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it mercy (17 times), compassion (6 times), shew mercy (2 times), pitieth (2 times), love (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7355 appear in the Bible?

רָחַם (râcham) is tagged in 34 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7355 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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