רַחוּם rachum
Hebrew word for “compassionate” · Strong’s H7349 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
1) compassionate; 1a) always of God with one possible exception
How it is translated
Glosses given for rachum in context, with how often each is used:
- compassionate 13
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Nehemiah | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Joel | 1 | 1.0 | |
| Jonah | 1 | 1.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Nehemiah 9 (2), Exodus 34 (1), Deuteronomy 4 (1), 2 Chronicles 30 (1), Psalms 78 (1), Psalms 86 (1), Psalms 103 (1), Psalms 111 (1), Psalms 112 (1), Psalms 145 (1)
Forms
- ורחום 8
- רחום 5
Words used with it
Words that share verses with rachum more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- חַנּוּן channun “gracious” 11
- אָרֵךְ arekh “slow” 7
- אַף aph “face” 8
- חֶסֶד chesed “kindness” 7
- רַב rav “many” 7
- אֵל el “God” 5
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 4
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 4
- רַחֲמִים rachamim “compassion” 2
- פָּלָא pala “to wonder” 2
- נָחַם nacham “to be sorry” 2
- אֱמֶת emet “truth” 2
Key verses
The verses using rachum that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
- Deuteronomy 4:31 — (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
- 2 Chronicles 30:9 — For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again…
- Nehemiah 9:17 — And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to…
- Psalms 78:38 — But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
- Psalms 86:15 — But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
- Psalms 103:8 — The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
- Psalms 111:4 — He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
- Psalms 112:4 — Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
- Psalms 145:8 — The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
- Joel 2:13 — And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and…
- Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.