Strong's Lexicon: H2347 חוּס | AI Bible Commentary

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Strong's Number:	H2347
Word:	חוּס
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	24
Transliteration:	chuwc
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khoos
Meaning:	1. (properly) to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
KJV Renderings:	pity, regard, spare.

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[חוּס] verb pity, look upon with compassion (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1673], חוּס pity, spare; Assyrian —û s, in proper names compare Dl^{Pr 181}) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular חָסָה Ezek 16:5, 2 masculine singular חַ֫סְתָּ Jonah 4:10 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָחוּס Jer 21:7 יָחֹס Ps 72:13 3 feminine singular תָּחוּס Isa 13:18 תָּהוֺס Deut 7:16 + 9 t.( Ges^{«GKC:72»§ 72} R 4 Bö^{§
1133}(2)); תָּחֹס Gen 45:20; Ezek 9:5 וַתָּ֫חָס 1Sam 24:11; Ezek 20:17 1 singular אָחוּס Jer 13:14 + 2 t.; Imperative חוּ֫סָה Joel 2:17; Neh 13:22: —

a. of the eye, עין, (לא) תח(ו)ס על the eye shall (not) look with compassion, pity, upon Deut 7:16; Deut 13:9; Deut 19:13; Deut 20:17 לא חסה עָלַיִךְ עין Ezek 16:5 עֵינְכֶם אַלתָּֿחֹס עַלכְּֿלֵיכֶם Gen 45:20 ( R^JE ) let not your eye look with regret upon your stuff; with ellipsis of עַיִן 1Sam 24:11 (but read וָאָחֻס, for וַתָּחָס ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 We Klo Dr); with ellipsis of על Deut 19:21; Deut 25:12; Ezek 5:11; Ezek 7:9; Ezek 8:18; Ezek 9:10 (אל) ע֯ל תחס עיני֯כם Ezek 9:5

b. of God חוסה על Neh 13:22; Joel 2:17 לא אחוס על נינוה Jonah 4:11 ellipsis of עַל Jer 13:14; Ezek 24:14 .

c. of man: the Messianic king עלדַּֿל וְאֶבְיוֺן Ps 72:13 he shall have pity on poor and needy, Nebuchadrezzar עליהם (i.e. on Zedekiah and the people) Jer 21:7 Jonah, על הקיקיון Jonah 4:10. — See also חמל.

חוֺףsee below II. חפף.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חוס (ghoos)

Ezekiel 16:5

KJV: None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.

EHCC: None eye pitied thee,

Jonah 4:10

KJV: Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:had pity: or, sparedcame…: Heb. was the son of the night

EHCC: Thou hast had pity on the gourd, (marg.

Nehemiah 13:22

KJV: And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.greatness: or, multitude

EHCC: and spare me according

Joel 2:17

KJV: Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?rule over: or, use a byword against

EHCC: Spare thy people, 0 Lord,

Genesis 45:20

KJV: Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.regard…: Heb. let not your eye spare, etc.

EHCC: Also regard not your stuff; (marg. let not

1 Samuel 24:10

KJV: Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.

EHCC: (11). but (mine eye) spared thee;

Psalms 72:13

KJV: He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

EHCC: He shall spare the poor and needy,

Isaiah 13:18

KJV: Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

EHCC: their eye shall not spare children.

Jeremiah 13:14

KJV: And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.one…: Heb. a man against his brotherbut…: Heb. from destroying them

EHCC: 1 will not pity, nor spare,

Ezekiel 5:11

KJV: Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

EHCC: neither shall mine cye spare,

Jonah 4:11

KJV: And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

EHCC: should not 1 spare Nineveh,

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