Lexical Summary racham: to love, have compassion Original Word: רָחַםTransliteration: racham Phonetic Spelling: (raw-kham') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to love, have compassion Meaning: to fondle, to love, to compassionate Strong's Concordance have compassion on, upon, love, find, have, obtain, show merciful, on, A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate -- have compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, X surely. Brown-Driver-Briggs H7355. racham [רָחַם] verb denominative love. Pi`el have compassion; — Qal Imperfect 1 singular suffix אֶרְחָֽמְךָ Psalm 18:2 I love thee (perhaps gloss; see not in "" 2 Samuel 22:2; Hi Ch SS Gerber read אֲרֹמִמְךָ). Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular רִחַם Psalm 103:13 +; suffix וְרִחַמְךָ consecutive Deuteronomy 13:18, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יְרַחֵם Isaiah 9:16 +; suffix יְרַחֲמֵהוּ 55:7, etc.; Infinitive absolute רַחְֵ Jeremiah 31:20; Habakkuk 3:2; construct רַחֵם Isaiah 49:15; Psalm 103:13; suffix רַחֶמְכֶם Isaiah 30:18; Participle מְרַחֵם Psalm 116:5, etc.; — have compassion, compassionate; — 1 usually of God: with accusative of his people, Exodus 33:19 (twice in verse) (J) Deuteronomy 13:18; 30:3; 2 Kings 13:23; Isaiah 9:16; 14:1; 27:11; 30:18; 49:10, 13; 54:8, 10; 55:7; 60:10; Jeremiah 12:15; 30:18; 31:20 (twice in verse); 33:26; Ezekiel 39:25; Hosea 1:6-7, 2:6; Hosea 2:25; Micah 7:19; Zechariah 1:12; 10:6; Psalm 102:14; with עַל 103:13; absolute Jeremiah 13:14; Habakkuk 3:2; Psalm 116:5; Lamentations 3:32. 2 of man, usually a conqueror: with accusative 1 Kings 8:50; Jeremiah 42:12; absolute 6:23; 21:7; 50:42; elsewhere of children, with accusative Isaiah 13:18; 49:15; with עַל Psalm 103:13. Pu`al Perfect3feminine singular רֻחָ֑מָה Hosea 2:3; Hosea 2:25 (Ges§ 152a N. Köi. 270); — Imperfect3masculine singular יְרֻחַם 14:4; יְרֻחָ֑ם Proverbs 28:13; be shewn compassion, compassionated: of orphans Hosea 14:4; children of Israel wife of Yahweh 2:3; Hosea 2:25 (compare ׳לארֿ 1:6, 8, p. 520); penitent sinner Proverbs 28:13. |