רָחַם

racham

pronounced ra-KHAM

Womb-love — compassion that aches

also written: rachamim

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

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Hebrew words

‹ Hebrew words

רָחַם racham ra-KHAM

Womb-love — compassion that aches

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

Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.

Psalm 103:13