Words the Bible translates as have compassion
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- eleeōἐλεέωto show mercy: to be moved by someone's misery and act to relieve it
- raḥamרָחַםto feel and act on tender compassion, the gut-deep mercy a parent feels for a child
+1 more meaning
- to love (someone) deeply
- ḥamalחָמַלto spare: to hold back from harming, destroying, or taking something that lies within one's power, often out of pity
- oikteirōοἰκτείρωto have compassionnot studied yet
- ḥusחוּסto spare: to look on something with concern and hold back from harming or giving it up
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