Mercy
ra-kha-MEEM
Meanings
About “Mercy” in Hebrew
Example
Gematria of “Mercy” (רחמים)
In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word רחמים (ra-kha-MEEM) has a gematria value of 858.
“Mercy” in the Bible
Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “mercy”.
לאדני אלהינו הרחמים והסלחות כי מרדנו בו
To our Sovereign God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we were rebellious,
גוי עז פנים אשר לא ישא פנים לזקן ונער לא יחן
A ruthless nation, that will show the old no regard and the young no mercy.
ויתמהמה ויחזיקו האנשים בידו וביד אשתו וביד שתי בנתיו בחמלת יהוה עליו ויצאהו וינחהו מחוץ לעיר
Still he delayed. So the agents seized his hand, and the hands of his wife and his two daughters—in GOD’s mercy on him—and brought him out and left him outside the city.
English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0
This word starts with the Hebrew letter resh.
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