Rachamim רַחֲמִים

Rachamim (Hebrew רַחֲמִים, Strong's H7356) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “compassion”. It occurs 45 times in 44 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H7356B: compassion

H7356A: womb

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Mercy

Verses

Every verse with Rachamim, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• 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.May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
• Genesis 43:30
  And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
• Genesis 49:25
  Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 13:17
  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;Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,

Judges

• Judges 5:30
  Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 24:14
  And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 3:26
  Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
• 1 Kings 8:50
  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:May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 21:13
  And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

2 Chronicles

• 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 into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Nehemiah

• 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 prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
• Nehemiah 9:19
  Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.
• Nehemiah 9:27
  Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
• Nehemiah 9:28
  But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.
• Nehemiah 9:31
  Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.

Psalms

• Psalm 25:6
  Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
• Psalm 40:11
  Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
• Psalm 51:1
  Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
• Psalm 69:16
  Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
• Psalm 77:9
  Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
• Psalm 79:8
  O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
• Psalm 103:4
  Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
• Psalm 106:46
  He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
• Psalm 119:77
  Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
• Psalm 119:156
  Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
• Psalm 145:9
  The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 12:10
  A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
• Proverbs 30:16
  The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

Isaiah

• 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:“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
• 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 heavily laid thy yoke.I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
• Isaiah 54:7
  For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
• 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 the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
• 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 thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 16:5
  For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies.Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 42:12
  And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:22
  It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 20:26
  And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire—so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD.

Daniel

• Daniel 1:9
  Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
• Daniel 9:9
  To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even 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 supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.

Hosea

• Hosea 2:19
  And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

Amos

• 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 sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 1:16
  Therefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
• Zechariah 7:9
  Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).