רַחוּם
ra.chumcompassionateHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective13 occurrences7 books13 verses
Definition
from H7355; compassionate
Traditional renderings: full of compassion, merciful.
Traditional renderings: full of compassion, merciful.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רַחוּם:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
13 total
- Exodus 34:6רַח֖וּם · is compassionateThen 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,
- Deuteronomy 4:31רַחוּם֙ · [is] a mercifulFor 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.
- 2 Chronicles 30:9וְרַחוּם֙ · and mercifulFor 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 9:17וְרַח֛וּם · and compassionateThey 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.
- Nehemiah 9:31וְרַח֖וּם · and compassionateBut 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.
- Psalm 78:38רַח֨וּם׀ · was compassionateAnd 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.
- Psalm 86:15רַח֣וּם · are a compassionateBut You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Psalm 103:8רַח֣וּם · is compassionateThe LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
- Psalm 111:4וְרַח֣וּם · and compassionateHe has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
- Psalm 112:4וְרַח֣וּם · compassionateLight dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Psalm 145:8וְרַח֣וּם · and compassionateThe LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
- Joel 2:13וְרַחוּם֙ · and compassionateSo 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.
- Jonah 4:2וְרַח֔וּם · and compassionateSo 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.