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Psalms 72:13
“He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חוּסchûwç · khoos
H2347 · Hebrew
H2347 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- pity, regard, spare.
- Grammar
- יָ֭חֹס — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 24 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 45:20Deuteronomy 7:16Deuteronomy 13:9Deuteronomy 19:13Deuteronomy 19:21
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 חוּס here.
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.