1 occurrence in 12 translations

'Merciful' in the Bible

The hands of merciful women have boiled their own children, They have been for food to them, In the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Verse ConceptsCannibalismMotherhoodcookingtenderheartedness

Bible Theasaurus

Forbearing (11 instances)
Lenient (2 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐλεήμων 
Eleemon 
Usage: 1

ἱλάσκομαι 
Hilaskomai 
Usage: 1

ἵλεως 
Hileos 
be it far , merciful
Usage: 2

οἰκτίρμων 
Oiktirmon 
Usage: 1