רַחֲמִים

rachamim

rah-khah-MEEM

compassion, tender mercy

Where it comes from

Built on the same consonants as rechem, the womb. Hebrew pictures compassion as the ache a mother feels for the child she carried — visceral rather than polite.

Psalm 103:8

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

This is day 22 of XA Daily, a free study app with a Hebrew word each morning, readings for morning and night, and the whole King James Bible. No account, nothing tracked.