רַחַםracham
רֶ֫חֶם: womb
Pronunciation: rakh'-am · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7356
Meanings
1. womb (Genesis 49:25; Jeremiah 20:17; Job 24:20)
2. womb-man, woman-slave (Judges 5:30)
רַחֲמִים: compassion
1. compassion, usually of God (Isaiah 63:7; Isaiah 63:15; Psalms 77:10)
2. of man (Amos 1:11; Proverbs 12:10; Zechariah 7:9)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 45 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 43:14 May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.”
- Genesis 43:30 Then Joseph hurried from the room because he was overcome with emotion for his brother. He went into his private room, where he broke down and wept.
- Genesis 49:25 May the God of your father help you; may the Almighty bless you with the blessings of the heavens above, and blessings of the watery depths below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.
- Deuteronomy 13:17 Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a large nation, just as he swore to your ancestors.
- Judges 5:30 ‘They must be dividing the captured plunder— with a woman or two for every man. There will be colorful robes for Sisera, and colorful, embroidered robes for me. Yes, the plunder will include colorful robes embroidered on both sides.’
- 2 Samuel 24:14 “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”
See every passage
- Genesis 43:14, 43:30, 49:25
- Deuteronomy 13:17
- Judges 5:30
- 2 Samuel 24:14
- 1 Kings 3:26, 8:50
- 1 Chronicles 21:13
- 2 Chronicles 30:9
- Nehemiah 1:11, 9:19, 9:27, 9:28, 9:31
- Psalms 25:6, 40:11, 51:1, 69:16, 77:9, 79:8, 103:4, 106:46, 119:77, 119:156, 145:9
- Proverbs 12:10, 30:16
- Isaiah 46:3, 47:6, 54:7, 63:7, 63:15
- Jeremiah 16:5, 42:12
- Lamentations 3:22
- Ezekiel 20:26
- Daniel 1:9, 9:9, 9:18
- Hosea 2:19
- Amos 1:11
- Zechariah 1:16, 7:9
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).