What does חַנּוּן · רַחוּם mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H2587, H7349
חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם
Gracious · compassionate
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חַנּוּן H2587 gracious
Pronunciation ḥanûn
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רַחוּם H7349 compassionate
Pronunciation raḥûm
God's defining mercy: compassion rooted in tender love rather than mere duty or obligation
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What does חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם (channun ve-rachum) mean in the Bible?
חַנּוּן · רַחוּם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Gracious and compassionate.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2587, H7349?
H2587, H7349 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Gracious and compassionate.
Strong's H2587, H7349
Lexical occurrences 26 verses Source Gloss
Gracious and compassionate.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain