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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Compassion

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

41exact KJV occurrences 20Old Testament 21New Testament 20books containing the word 8mapped Strong's IDs 37occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Exodus 2:6

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where compassion appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

GreekG3627
οἰκτείρω

oikteírō · oyk-ti'-ro

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

to exercise pity

Strong's KJV usage: :--have compassion on.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Romans 9:15Strong's last: Romans 9:15

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GreekG4834
συμπαθέω

sympathéō · soom-path-eh'-o

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

to feel "sympathy" with, i.e. (by implication) to commiserate

Strong's KJV usage: :--have compassion, be touched with a feeling of.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Hebrews 10:34Strong's last: Hebrews 10:34

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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41 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Exodus 2:6
H2550

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

Deuteronomy 13:17
H7355

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

Deuteronomy 30:3
H7355

That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

1 Samuel 23:21
H2550

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

1 Kings 8:50
H7356

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

1 Kings 8:50
H7355

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

2 Kings 13:23
H7355

And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

2 Chronicles 30:9
H7356

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

2 Chronicles 36:15
H2550

And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

2 Chronicles 36:17
H2550

Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

Psalms 78:38
H7349

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Psalms 86:15
H7349

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Psalms 111:4
H7349

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

Psalms 112:4
H7349

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Psalms 145:8
H7349

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Isaiah 49:15
H7355

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

Jeremiah 12:15
H7355

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

Lamentations 3:32
H7355

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Ezekiel 16:5
H2550

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.

Micah 7:19
H7355

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Matthew 9:36
G4697

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

Matthew 14:14
G4697

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

Matthew 15:32
G4697

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

Matthew 18:27
G4697

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

Matthew 18:33
G1653

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

compassion

COMPASSION, noun

1. A suffering with another; painful sympathy; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. compassion is a mixed passion, compounded of love and sorrow; at least some portion of love generally attends the pain or regret, or is excited by it. Extreme distress of an enemy even changes enmity into at least temporary affection.

He being full of compassion forgave their iniquity. Psalms 78:38.

His father had compassion and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:20.

COMPASSION, verb transitive To pity.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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