The meaning of “חוּס”
Understanding chûwç reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
pity, regard, spare. - properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate 1) (Qal) to pity, have compassion, spare...
חוּס
pity, regard, spare. - properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate 1) (Qal) to pity, have compassion, spare, look upon with compassion
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 45:20 | “Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.” Word: חוּס (chûwç) | |
| 1 Samuel 24:10 | “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.” Word: חוּס (chûwç) | |
| Psalms 72:13 | “He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.” Word: חוּס (chûwç) | |
| Jeremiah 21:7 | “And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.” Word: חוּס (chûwç) | |
| Joel 2:17 | “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?” Word: חוּס (chûwç) |