רחם

Aramaic

Verb

רחם • (transliteration needed)

1. to love
2. to be merciful, to be compassionate

Hebrew

Root
ר־ח־ם (r-kh-m)

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic رَحِم (raḥim, “womb”), Akkadian rēmum (“womb; mercy”).

Noun

רֶחֶם or רַחַם • (rékhem or rákham) m (plural indefinite רְחָמִים, Biblical Hebrew pausal form רָחֶם / רָחַם)

1. womb, uterus

References

• H7358 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic رَحِمَ (raḥima, “to have compassion, mercy”).

Verb

רָחַם • (rakhám) (pa'al construction)

1. (rare) to have compassion

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָחַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לרחום / לִרְחֹם action noun: — passive participle: רָחוּם
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	רָחַמְתִּי		רָחַמְנוּ
	second	רָחַמְתָּ	רָחַמְתְּ	רְחַמְתֶּם1	רְחַמְתֶּן1
	third	רָחַם	רָחֲמָה	רָחֲמוּ
present		רוֹחֵם	רוֹחֶמֶת	רוֹחֲמִים	רוֹחֲמוֹת
future	first	אֶרְחַם		נִרְחַם
	second	תִּרְחַם	תִּרְחֲמִי	תִּרְחֲמוּ	תִּרְחַמְנָה2
	third	יִרְחַם	תִּרְחַם	יִרְחֲמוּ	תִּרְחַמְנָה2
imperative		רְחַם	רַחֲמִי	רַחֲמוּ	רְחַמְנָה2
notes		Pronounced רָחַמְתֶּם and רָחַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

רִחֵם • (rikhém) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ריחם

Verb

רֻחַם • (rukhám) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of רוחם

Related terms

• רַחֲמִים (rakhamím)

Anagrams

• חרם
• מחר