רַחוּם

ra.chumcompassionateHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective13 occurrences7 books13 verses

Definition

from H7355; compassionate
Traditional renderings: full of compassion, merciful.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רַחוּם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Exodus 34:6רַח֖וּם · is compassionate
    Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
  2. Deuteronomy 4:31רַחוּם֙ · [is] a merciful
    For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.
  3. 2 Chronicles 30:9וְרַחוּם֙ · and merciful
    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.”
  4. Nehemiah 9:17וְרַח֛וּם · and compassionate
    They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
  5. Nehemiah 9:31וְרַח֖וּם · and compassionate
    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.
  6. Psalm 78:38רַח֨וּם׀ · was compassionate
    And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
  7. Psalm 86:15רַח֣וּם · are a compassionate
    But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
  8. Psalm 103:8רַח֣וּם · is compassionate
    The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
  9. Psalm 111:4וְרַח֣וּם · and compassionate
    He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
  10. Psalm 112:4וְרַח֣וּם · compassionate
    Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
  11. Psalm 145:8וְרַח֣וּם · and compassionate
    The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
  12. Joel 2:13וְרַחוּם֙ · and compassionate
    So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
  13. Jonah 4:2וְרַח֔וּם · and compassionate
    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.