רחם

Aramaic

Verb

רחם • (transliteration needed)

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

Hebrew
Root
ר־ח־ם (r-ḥ-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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

רָחַם • (rakhám) third-singular masculine past (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 רָחַמְתִּירָחַמְנוּ
second רָחַמְתָּרָחַמְתְּרְחַמְתֶּם1רְחַמְתֶּן1
third רָחַםרָחֲמָהרָחֲמוּ
present רוֹחֵםרוֹחֶמֶתרוֹחֲמִיםרוֹחֲמוֹת
future first אֶרְחַםנִרְחַם
second תִּרְחַםתִּרְחֲמִיתִּרְחֲמוּתִּרְחַמְנָה2
third יִרְחַםתִּרְחַםיִרְחֲמוּתִּרְחַמְנָה2
imperative רְחַםרַחֲמִירַחֲמוּרְחַמְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced רָחַמְתֶּם and רָחַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

רִחֵם • (rikhém) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ריחם

Verb

רֻחַם • (rukhám) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of רוחם

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