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Mercy

Compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type: Subject
Strong’s: G1656, H2617, H7359, G3628, G3741, H2551
Hebrew: חֵסֵד · chêçêd
Greek: ἔλεος · eleos

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἔλεος

G1656

Transliteration: eleos
Language: Greek
Part of speech: G:N-N
Indexed occurrences: 27

Glosses

mercy, (+ tender) mercy

Lexicon definition

ἔλεος, -ους, τό (cl. -ου, ὁ, and so Rec., Mat.9:13 12:7 23:23, Tit.3:5, Heb.4:16; on the Hellenistic form τό ἔ., see WH, App., 158; M, Pr., 60; Mayser, 277; Kühner, i, 515), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד ;] mercy, pity, compassion; __1. of men: Mat.9:13 (LXX) Mat.12:7 23:23; ποιεῖν ἔ. (and id. before μετά, with genitive; cf. Heb. עִם חֶסֶד עָשָׂה, Gen.21:23, al.), Luk.10:37, Jas.2:13 3:17. __2. Of God: Luk.1:50, 54 1:58, Rom.15:9, Eph.2:4, 2Ti.1:16 1:18, Tit.3:5, Heb.4:16, 1Pe.1:3; esp. in benedictions, Gal.6:16, 1Ti.1:2, 2Ti.1:2, 2Jn.3, Ju 2; σκευὴ ἐλέους, Rom.9:23; σπλάγχνα ἐλέους, Luk.1:78; ποιεῖν ἔ. (see supr.), Luk.1:72; τ. ὑμετέρῳ ἐλέει, Rom.11:31. __3. Of Christ: Ju 21.† SYN.: οἰκτιρμός (see: ἐλεέω) (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Ἔλεος

G1656

Transliteration: éleos
Language: Greek
Indexed occurrences: 27

Glosses

(+ tender) mercy

Lexicon definition

pity, mercy, compassion, Mat. 9.13; 12.7. Lu. 1.50, 78; et al.; meton. benefit which results from compassion, kindness, mercies, blessings, Lu. 1.54, 58, 72; 10.37. Ro. 9.23, et al.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חֵסֵד

H2617

Transliteration: chêçêd
Pronunciation: kheh'-sed
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 247

Glosses

favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Lexicon definition

kindness

by implication (towards God) piety

rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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רְחֵם

H7359

Transliteration: rᵉchêm
Pronunciation: rekh-ame'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 1

Glosses

mercy.

Lexicon definition

(plural) pity

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

οἰκτιρμός

G3628

Transliteration: oiktirmós
Language: Greek
Indexed occurrences: 5

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mercy

Lexicon definition

pity

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ὅσιος

G3741

Transliteration: hósios
Language: Greek
Indexed occurrences: 8

Glosses

holy, mercy, shalt be

Lexicon definition

and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)

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חֶמְלָה

H2551

Transliteration: chemlâh
Pronunciation: khem-law'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 3

Glosses

compassion, mercy, merciful, pity.

Lexicon definition

commiseration

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חֶסֶד

H2618

Transliteration: Cheçed
Pronunciation: kheh'-sed
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 1

Glosses

Hesed.

Lexicon definition

Chesed, an Israelite

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עִם

H5973

Transliteration: ʻim
Pronunciation: eem
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 1,048

Glosses

accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Lexicon definition

adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications

specifically, equally with

often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עִם

H5974

Transliteration: ʻim
Pronunciation: eem
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 22

Glosses

by, from, like, to(-ward), with.

Lexicon definition

{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications

specifically, equally with

often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}

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עָשָׂה

H6213

Transliteration: ʻâsâh
Pronunciation: aw-saw'
Language: Hebrew
Indexed occurrences: 2,629

Glosses

accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

Lexicon definition

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Mercy

Compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of truth and righteousness (Gen. 19:19; Ex. 20:6; 34:6, 7; Ps. 85:10; 86:15, 16). In Christ mercy and truth meet together. Mercy is also a Christian grace (Matt. 5:7; 18:33-35).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Mercies

Indexed occurrences: 5

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Mercy

Indexed occurrences: 139

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All Scripture references135 references

Psalms 20

Proverbs 4

Proverbs 6:34 Proverbs 12:10 Proverbs 18:23 Proverbs 28:13

Isaiah 4

Isaiah 13:18 Isaiah 47:6 Isaiah 60:10 Isaiah 63:9

Jeremiah 2

Jeremiah 3:21 Jeremiah 13:14

Lamentations 1

Lamentations 3:22

Daniel 2

Daniel 2:18 Daniel 4:27

Hosea 1

Hosea 6:6

Micah 1

Micah 6:8

Habakkuk 2

Habakkuk 1:17 Habakkuk 3:2

Zechariah 2

Zechariah 1:12 Zechariah 1:16

Matthew 11

Matthew 5:7 Matthew 9:13 Matthew 9:27 Matthew 12:7 Matthew 15:22 Matthew 17:15 Matthew 18:27 Matthew 18:33 Matthew 20:30 Matthew 20:31 Matthew 23:23

Mark 3

Mark 5:19 Mark 10:47 Mark 10:48

Luke 10

Luke 1:50 Luke 1:58 Luke 1:72 Luke 1:78 Luke 10:37 Luke 16:24 Luke 17:13 Luke 18:13 Luke 18:38 Luke 18:39

John 1

John 1:17

Romans 10

Romans 9:15 Romans 9:16 Romans 9:18 Romans 9:23 Romans 11:30 Romans 11:31 Romans 11:32 Romans 12:1 Romans 12:8 Romans 15:9

1 Corinthians 1

1 Corinthians 7:25

2 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 4:1

Galatians 1

Galatians 6:16

Ephesians 1

Ephesians 2:4

Philippians 1

Philippians 2:27

1 Timothy 3

1 Timothy 1:2 1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 1:16

2 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 1:2 2 Timothy 1:16 2 Timothy 1:18

Titus 1

Titus 3:5

Hebrews 3

Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews 9:5 Hebrews 10:28

James 3

James 2:13 James 3:17 James 5:11

1 Peter 2

1 Peter 1:3 1 Peter 2:10

1 John 3

1 John 1:7 1 John 2:2 1 John 4:8

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

MERCY

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Nave’s Topical Bible references for MERCY.

Indexed references: 1

Scripture references:

Matthew 18:27

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Sources

Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Historical Reference: concordance
Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
Historical Reference: Installed reference work
Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

Ancient Context2 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind.

Antiquities Book 4, Chapter 8

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How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 1

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MERCY-SEAT

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MERCY

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Bethesda

house of pity or mercy

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Bless

(1.) God blesses his people when he bestows on them some gift temporal or spiritual (Gen. 1:22; 24:35; Job 42:12; Ps. 45:2; 104:24, 35). (2.) We bless God when we thank him for his mercies (Ps. 103:1, 2; 145:1, 2). (3.) A man blesses himself when he invokes God's blessing (Isa. 65:16), or rejoices in God's goodness to him (Deut. 29:19; Ps. 49:18). (4.) One blesses another when he expresses good wishes or offers prayer to God for his welfare (Gen. 24:60; 31:55; 1 Sam. 2:20). Sometimes blessings were uttered under divine inspiration, as in the case of Noah, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses (Gen. 9:26, 27; 27:28, 29, 40; 48:15-20; 49:1-28; Deut. 33). The priests were divinely authorized to bless the people (Deut. 10:8; Num. 6:22-27). We have many examples of apostolic benediction (2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 6:23, 24; 2 Thess. 3:16, 18; Heb. 13:20, 21; 1 Pet. 5:10, 11). (5.) Among the Jews in their thank-offerings the master of the feast took a cup of wine in his hand, and after having blessed God for it and for other mercies then enjoyed, handed it to his guests, who all partook of it. Ps. 116:13 refers to this custom. It is also alluded to in 1 Cor. 10:16, where the apostle speaks of the "cup of blessing."

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Bowels

(Phil. 1:8; 2:1; Col. 3:12), compassionate feelings; R.V., "tender mercies."

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Elhanan

grace, or gift, or mercy of God

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Elon-beth-hanan

the house of grace or mercy

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Eltekeh

of grace or mercy

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Goodness of God

A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations (Ps. 145:8, 9; 103:8; 1 John 4:8). Viewed generally, it is benevolence; as exercised with respect to the miseries of his creatures it is mercy, pity, compassion, and in the case of impenitent sinners, long-suffering patience; as exercised in communicating favour on the unworthy it is grace. "Goodness and justice are the several aspects of one unchangeable, infinitely wise, and sovereign moral perfection. God is not sometimes merciful and sometimes just, but he is eternally infinitely just and merciful." God is infinitely and unchangeably good (Zeph. 3:17), and his goodness is incomprehensible by the finite mind (Rom. 11: 35, 36). "God's goodness appears in two things, giving and forgiving."

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Grace

(1.) Of form or person (Prov. 1:9; 3:22; Ps. 45:2). (2.) Favour, kindness, friendship (Gen. 6:8; 18:3; 19:19; 2 Tim. 1:9). (3.) God's forgiving mercy (Rom. 11:6; Eph. 2:5). (4.) The gospel as distinguished from the law (John 1:17; Rom. 6:14; 1 Pet. 5:12). (5.) Gifts freely bestowed by God; as miracles, prophecy, tongues (Rom. 15:15; 1 Cor. 15:10; Eph. 3:8). (6.) Christian virtues (2 Cor. 8:7; 2 Pet. 3:18). (7.) The glory hereafter to be revealed (1 Pet. 1:13).

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Hanani

my grace; my mercy

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Hananiah

grace; mercy; gift of the Lord

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Hanniel

grace or mercy of God

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Hasadiah

the mercy of the Lord

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Jehohanan

grace, or mercy, or gift, of the Lord

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Jerahmeel

the mercy, or the beloved, of God

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John

the grace or mercy of the Lord

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Jushabhesed

dwelling-place; change of mercy

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Lo-ruhamah

not having obtained mercy; not pitied

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Mercy-seat

(Heb. kapporeth, a "covering;" LXX. and N.T., hilasterion; Vulg., propitiatorium), the covering or lid of the ark of the covenant (q.v.). It was of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, or perhaps rather a plate of solid gold, 2 1/2 cubits long and 1 1/2 broad (Ex. 25:17; 30:6; 31:7). It is compared to the throne of grace (Heb. 9:5; Eph. 2:6). The holy of holies is called the "place of the mercy-seat" (1 Chr. 28:11: Lev. 16:2). It has been conjectured that the censer (thumiaterion, meaning "anything having regard to or employed in the burning of incense") mentioned in Heb. 9:4 was the "mercy-seat," at which the incense was burned by the high priest on the great day of atonement, and upon or toward which the blood of the goat was sprinkled (Lev. 16:11-16; comp. Num. 7:89 and Ex. 25:22).

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Propitiation

That by which God is rendered propitious, i.e., by which it becomes consistent with his character and government to pardon and bless the sinner. The propitiation does not procure his love or make him loving; it only renders it consistent for him to execise his love towards sinners. In Rom. 3:25 and Heb. 9:5 (A.V., "mercy-seat") the Greek word hilasterion is used. It is the word employed by the LXX. translators in Ex. 25:17 and elsewhere as the equivalent for the Hebrew kapporeth, which means "covering," and is used of the lid of the ark of the covenant (Ex. 25:21; 30:6). This Greek word (hilasterion) came to denote not only the mercy-seat or lid of the ark, but also propitation or reconciliation by blood. On the great day of atonement the high priest carried the blood of the sacrifice he offered for all the people within the veil and sprinkled with it the "mercy-seat," and so made propitiation. In 1 John 2:2; 4:10, Christ is called the "propitiation for our sins." Here a different Greek word is used (hilasmos). Christ is "the propitiation," because by his becoming our substitute and assuming our obligations he expiated our guilt, covered it, by the vicarious punishment which he endured. (Comp. Heb. 2:17, where the expression "make reconciliation" of the A.V. is more correctly in the R.V. "make propitiation.")

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Ruhamah

having obtained mercy

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Shashai

rejoicing; mercy; linen

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Sheshai

six; mercy; flax

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Sin-offering

(Heb. hattath), the law of, is given in detail in Lev. 4-6:13; 9:7-11, 22-24; 12:6-8; 15:2, 14, 25-30; 14:19, 31; Num. 6:10-14. On the day of Atonement it was made with special solemnity (Lev. 16:5, 11, 15). The blood was then carried into the holy of holies and sprinkled on the mercy-seat. Sin-offerings were also presented at the five annual festivals (Num. 28, 29), and on the occasion of the consecration of the priests (Ex. 29:10-14, 36). As each individual, even the most private member of the congregation, as well as the congregation at large, and the high priest, was obliged, on being convicted by his conscience of any particular sin, to come with a sin-offering, we see thus impressively disclosed the need in which every sinner stands of the salvation of Christ, and the necessity of making application to it as often as the guilt of sin renews itself upon his conscience. This resort of faith to the perfect sacrifice of Christ is the one way that lies open for the sinner's attainment of pardon and restoration to peace. And then in the sacrifice itself there is the reality of that incomparable worth and preciousness which were so significantly represented in the sin-offering by the sacredness of its blood and the hallowed destination of its flesh. With reference to this the blood of Christ is called emphatically "the precious blood," and the blood that "cleanseth from all sin" (1 John 1:7).

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Mercy

Concordance

Mercies

Mercy

Genesis 2

Exodus 15

Leviticus 4

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 2

Job 6

Psalms 20

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 4

Jeremiah 2

Lamentations 1

Daniel 2

Hosea 1

Micah 1

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 2

Matthew 11

Mark 3

Luke 10

John 1

Romans 10

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Philippians 1

1 Timothy 3

2 Timothy 3

Titus 1

Hebrews 3

James 3

1 Peter 2

1 John 3

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MERCY

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The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind.

How Joshua, The Commander Of The Hebrews, Made War With The Canaanites, And Overcame Them, And Destroyed Them, And Divided Their Land By Lot To The Tribes Of Israel.

MERCY-SEAT

MERCY

Bethesda

Bless

Bowels

Elhanan

Elon-beth-hanan