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Daniel 2:18

“That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רְחֵםrᵉchêm · rekh-ame'
H7359 · Aramaic
Definition
(plural) pity
Derivation
(Aramaic) corresponding to H7356 (רַחַם);
KJV renderings
mercy.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • רַחֲמִ֗ין — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
Code AC/Ncmpa
Usage
Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רְחֵם here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.