Hebrew noun (masculine) · H7356
רַחַם
rachamrakh'-am
womb; compassion
45 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7356is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 18 of 39Old Testament books
- 40spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7356
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
The King James renders it: bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
racham is rendered "womb; compassion". It stands 45 times in the Hebrew text, across eighteen books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "womb".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 43:14May 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.”
- The Greek text spells it forty different ways.
The first use
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 43:14רַחֲמִים֙
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eighteen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: womb, and compassion.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| wombStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man… |
| compassionStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- compassions your8
- compassions his6
- compassions4
- a womb3
- and compassions2
- and in compassions2
- the compassions2
- to compassions2
- according to compassions his1
- according to compassions your1
- and according to compassions your1
- and compassions his1
and 12 more, 45 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 45, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
40 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ3
- רַחֲמָיו֙2
- רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ2
- רַחֲמִים֙2
- בְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ1
- בְּֽרַחֲמִ֔ים1
- הָרַחֲמִ֖ים1
- הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃1
- וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָ1
- וּבְרַחֲמִ֥ים1
- וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃1
- וּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָ1
and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular8HNcmpc/Sp2ms
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6HNcmpc/Sp3ms
- preposition + noun · masculine plural5HR/Ncmpa
- noun · masculine plural4HNcmpa
- noun · masculine singular4HNcmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural3HC/R/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural2HC/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2HTd/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncmpc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
Genesis
three uses
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.”
- רַחֲמִים֙rachamimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: compassions
Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
- רַחֲמָיו֙rachamavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: compassions his
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.
- וָרָֽחַם׃varachamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and womb
Deuteronomy
one use
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,
- רַחֲמִים֙rachamimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: compassions
Judges
two uses
‘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?’
- רַ֤חַםrachamnoun · masculine singulartagged: a womb
- רַחֲמָתַ֙יִם֙rachamatayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: two wombs
2 Samuel
one use
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.”
- רַֽחֲמָ֔יוrachamonoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: compassions his
1 Kings
two uses
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!”
- רַחֲמֶיהָ֮rachameihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: compassions her
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.
- לְרַחֲמִ֛יםlerachamimpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: into compassion
1 Chronicles
one use
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.”
- רַחֲמָיו֙rachamavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: compassions his
2 Chronicles
one use
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.”
- לְרַחֲמִים֙lerachamimpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: to compassions
Nehemiah
five uses
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.)
- לְרַחֲמִ֔יםlerachamimpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: to compassions
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.
- בְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָberachameikhapreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: in compassions your
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.
- וּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָukherachameikhaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and according to compassions your
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.
- כְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָkerachameikhapreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: according to compassions your
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.
- וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָuverachameikhaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and in compassions your
Psalms
eleven uses
Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
- רַחֲמֶ֣יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
- רַחֲמֶ֣יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
- רַחֲמָ֥יוrachamavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: compassions his
Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
- רַחֲמֶ֑יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
- וְרַחֲמִֽים׃verachamimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and compassions
He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
- לְרַחֲמִ֑יםlerachamimpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: into compassions
May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
- רַחֲמֶ֣יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
- רַחֲמֶ֖יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יוverachamavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and compassions his
Proverbs
two uses
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
- וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥יverachameiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and compassions of
Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
- רָ֥חַםrachamnoun · masculine singulartagged: a womb
Isaiah
five uses
“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.
- רָֽחַם׃rachamnoun · masculine singulartagged: womb
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.
- רַחֲמִ֔יםrachamimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: compassions
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
- וּבְרַחֲמִ֥יםuverachamimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and in compassions
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.
- כְּֽרַחֲמָ֖יוkerachamavpreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: according to compassions his
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.
- וְֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָverachameikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and compassions your
Jeremiah
two uses
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.
- הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃harachamimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the compassions
And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’
- רַחֲמִ֖יםrachamimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: compassions
Lamentations
one use
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
- רַחֲמָֽיו׃rachamavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: compassions his
Ezekiel
one use
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.
- רָ֑חַםrachamnoun · masculine singulartagged: a womb
Daniel
three uses
Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
- וּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑יםulerachamimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and to compassions
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him
- הָרַחֲמִ֖יםharachamimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the compassions
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.
- רַחֲמֶ֥יךָrachameikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: compassions your
Hosea
one use
So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
- וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃uverachamimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and in compassions
Amos
one use
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.
- רַחֲמָ֔יוrachamavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: compassions his
Zechariah
two uses
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.’
- בְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםberachamimpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: with compassions
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
- וְרַֽחֲמִ֔יםverachamimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and compassions
The letters
Gematria 248· 808 mispar gadol
Where it leads
Studies that open this word2
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
