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Merciful

9Greek/Hebrew entries

36stored occurrences

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Greek G2433 hiláskomai

Original: ἱλάσκομαι

Meaning:
middle voice from the same as ἵλεως; to conciliate, i.e. (transitively) to atone for (sin), or (intransitively) be propitious:--be merciful, make reconciliation for.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to conciliate, i.e. (transitively) to atone for (sin), or (intransitively) be propitious:--be merciful, make reconciliation for.

Greek G2436 híleōs

Original: ἵλεως

Meaning:
perhaps from the alternate form of αἱρέομαι; cheerful (as attractive), i.e. propitious; adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it:--be it far, merciful.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: adverbially (by Hebraism) God be gracious!, i.e. (in averting some calamity) far be it:--be it far, merciful.

Hebrew H2551 chemlâh

Original: חֶמְלָה

Meaning:
from חָמַל; commiseration; merciful, pity.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: merciful, pity.

Hebrew H2603 chânan

Original: חָנַן

Meaning:
a primitive root (compare חָנָה); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition); beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.

Hebrew H2616 châçad

Original: חָסַד

Meaning:
a primitive root; (compare חָנַן); (compare בָרַךְ); properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only in courtesy to an equal), i.e. to be kind; also (by euphemistically, but rarely) to reprove; shew self merciful, put to shame.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: shew self merciful, put to shame.

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Hebrew H2617 chêçêd

Original: חֵסֵד

Meaning:
from חָסַד; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Hebrew H2623 châçîyd

Original: חָסִיד

Meaning:
from חָסַד; properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint); godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.

Hebrew H3722 kâphar

Original: כָּפַר

Meaning:
a primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel; appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).

Hebrew H7349 rachûwm

Original: רַחוּם

Meaning:
from רָחַם; compassionate; full of compassion, merciful.

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^{Genesis 19:16} And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. Open

^{Exodus 34:6} And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Open

^{Deuteronomy 4:31} (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. Open

^{Deuteronomy 21:8} Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. Open

^{Deuteronomy 32:43} Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. Open

^{2 Samuel 22:26} With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright. Open

^{1 Kings 20:31} And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. Open

^{2 Chronicles 30:9} For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. Open

^{Nehemiah 9:17} And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Open

^{Nehemiah 9:31} Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. Open

^{Psalm 18:25} With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; Open

^{Psalm 26:11} But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. Open

^{Psalm 37:26} He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. Open

^{Psalm 41:4} I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. Open

^{Psalm 41:10} But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. Open

^{Psalm 56:1} Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Open

^{Psalm 57:1} Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. Open

^{Psalm 59:5} Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. Open

^{Psalm 67:1} God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. Open

^{Psalm 86:3} Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. Open

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^{Psalm 103:8} The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Open

^{Psalm 116:5} Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. Open

^{Psalm 117:2} For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. Open

^{Psalm 119:58} I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. Open

^{Psalm 119:76} Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. Open

^{Psalm 119:132} Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Open

^{Proverbs 11:17} The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. Open

^{Isaiah 57:1} The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. Open

^{Jeremiah 3:12} Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. Open

^{Joel 2:13} And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Open

^{Jonah 4:2} And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Open

^{Matthew 5:7} Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Open

^{Luke 6:36} Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Open

^{Luke 18:13} And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. Open

^{Hebrews 2:17} Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Open

^{Hebrews 8:12} For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Open

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