רַחֲמִים rachamim
Hebrew word for “compassion” · Strong’s H7356 · used 45 times in 44 verses
Meaning
compassion; Aramaic equivalent: re.chem (רַחֲמִין "compassion" H7359)
Senses in the lexicon
- compassion (39)
- womb (6)
How it is translated
Glosses given for rachamim in context, with how often each is used:
- compassions 38
- womb 5
- objects of compassion 1
- two wombs 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 11 | 0.6 | |
| Nehemiah | 5 | 0.9 | |
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Genesis | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Judges | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Kings | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Zechariah | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 6 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Nehemiah 9 (4), Genesis 43 (2), Psalms 119 (2), Isaiah 63 (2), Daniel 9 (2), Genesis 49 (1), Deuteronomy 13 (1), Judges 5 (1), 2 Samuel 24 (1), 1 Kings 3 (1)
Forms
- רחמיך 8
- רחמיו 6
- רחמים 4
- לרחמים 4
- רחם 4
- ורחמים 2
- וברחמים 2
- הרחמים 2
- רחמיה 1
- ברחמיך 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with rachamim more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- חֶסֶד chesed “kindness” 11
- רַב rav “many” 9
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 6
- שָׁבָה shavah “to take captive” 3
- עָזַב azav “to leave” 4
- רָחַם racham “to have compassion” 3
- אַל al “not” 5
- אָח ach “brother” 5
- אֵל el “God” 4
- מְאֹד meod “much” 4
- כָּמַר kamar “to grow warm” 2
- פֶּשַׁע pesah “transgression” 3
Key verses
The verses using rachamim that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 43:14 — And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
- Nehemiah 1:11 — O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and…
- Psalms 25:6 — Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
- Psalms 51:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to…
- Isaiah 46:3 — Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
- Isaiah 47:6 — I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very…
- Isaiah 63:7 — I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward…
- Isaiah 63:15 — Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of…
- Daniel 9:9 — To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
- Daniel 9:18 — O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our…
- Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the…
- Zechariah 7:9 — Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
See all 44 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.