H7356 - רַחַם (racham)

H7356 רַחַם (racham) rakh'-am

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

racham rakh'-am From H7355; compassion (in the plural); by extension the womb (as cherishing the foetus); by implication a maiden: - bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb. LXX related word(s) G1656 eleos G3388 metra G3628 oiktirmos G3813 paidion G4698 splagchnon G5485 charis G2436 hileos

Derivation: from H7355 (רָחַם);

KJV Usage: bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.

TWOT Reference: 2146a

Outline of Biblical Usage

n m

1) womb

n m abs pl intens

2) compassion

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1656 G2436 G3388 G3628 G3813 G4698 G5485

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רַחַם racham BDB Definition: 1) womb (noun masculine) 2) compassion (noun masculine absolute plural intensive) Part of Speech: see above in Definition A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7355 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2146a Total KJV Occurrences: 42

Bible Occurrences (44)

43:14 43:30 49:25

13:17

5:30

24:14

3:26 8:50

21:13

30:9

1:11 9:19 9:27 9:28 9:31

25:6 40:11 51:1 69:16 77:9 79:8 103:4 106:46 119:77 119:156 145:9

12:10 30:16

46:3 47:6 54:7 63:7 63:15

16:5 42:12

3:22

20:26

1:9 9:9 9:18

2:19

1:11

1:16 7:9

Genesis 43:14

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

Joseph hurried out because he was moved... to tears... for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep....

Genesis 49:25

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 13:17

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 5:30

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 24:14

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 3:26

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

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.