Hebrew word study

חוּסchûwç — properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate

Pronounced “khoos”

properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate

Translated in the King James as: pity, regard, spare.

Appears 24 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×
Genesis 45:20
Deuteronomy — 5×
Deuteronomy 7:16Deuteronomy 13:8Deuteronomy 19:13Deuteronomy 19:21Deuteronomy 25:12
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 24:10
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 13:22
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 72:13
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 13:18
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 13:14Jeremiah 21:7
Ezekiel — 9×
Ezekiel 5:11Ezekiel 7:4Ezekiel 7:9Ezekiel 8:18Ezekiel 9:5Ezekiel 9:10Ezekiel 16:5Ezekiel 20:17Ezekiel 24:14
Joel — 1×
Joel 2:17
Jonah — 2×
Jonah 4:10Jonah 4:11

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