# racham (רָחַם)

pronounced: ra-KHAM


**Womb-love — compassion that aches**

## In Scripture

> Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
> — Exodus 34:6 (God's own self-description, and rachum is the first word in it)

> Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
> — Psalm 103:13 (Racham pictured as a parent's reflex toward a child)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/racham/