חוּסchûwç

pity, look upon with compassion

Pronunciation: khoos · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2347

Meanings

Qal

a. shall (not) look with compassion, pity, upon, let not your eye look with regret upon your stuff (Deuteronomy 7:16; Deuteronomy 13:9; Deuteronomy 19:13)

c. he shall have pity on poor and needy (Psalms 72:13; Jeremiah 21:7; Jonah 4:10)

Where it appears

Appears 24 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 45:20 Don’t worry about your personal belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
  • Deuteronomy 7:16 “You must destroy all the nations the Lord your God hands over to you. Show them no mercy, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you.
  • Deuteronomy 13:8 But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them.
  • Deuteronomy 19:13 Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you.
  • Deuteronomy 19:21 You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
  • Deuteronomy 25:12 you must cut off her hand. Show her no pity.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).