Râcham — H7355

H7355 · Hebrew — רחם

Pronunciation: raw-kham'

Definition

verb

to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate

  1. to love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion
    1. (Qal) to love
    2. (Piel)
      1. to have compassion, be compassionate
        1. of God, man
    3. (Pual) to be shown compassion, be compassionate

Usually translated as

mercy, have compassion, love, merciful, pity, Ruhamah, surely

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Râcham occurs 46 times in 42 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), Psalms (4), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (12), Jeremiah (8), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (6), Micah (1), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — R