רחמים
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Hebrew
[edit]| Root |
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| ר־ח־ם (r-kh-m) |
Etymology 1
[edit]Compare Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma, “mercy”).
Noun
[edit]רַחֲמִים • (rakhamím) m pl (singular construct רַחֲמֵי־)
- mercy
- 1903, Hayim Nahman Bialik, On the Slaughter 1:
- שָׁמַיִם, בַּקְּשׁוּ רַחֲמִים עָלָי!
- Heavens, request mercy on me!
- שָׁמַיִם, בַּקְּשׁוּ רַחֲמִים עָלָי!
- compassion
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- רַחוּם (rakhúm)
Proper noun
[edit]רַחֲמִים • (rakhamím) m
- a male given name
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]רְחָמִים • (r'khamím) m pl
- Plural indefinite form of רֶחֶם / רַחַם (rékhem, rákham).