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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Mercy

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.

276exact KJV occurrences 217Old Testament 59New Testament 41books containing the word 11mapped Strong's IDs 240occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 19:19

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Jude 1:21

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where mercy 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.

HebrewH2617
חֶסֶד

cheçed · kheh'-sed

137 times translated as this KJV form248 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

Strong's KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Strong's first: Genesis 19:19Strong's last: Zechariah 7:9

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GreekG1656
ἔλεος

éleos · el'-eh-os

28 times translated as this KJV form30 total Strong's occurrences

compassion (human or divine, especially active)

Strong's KJV usage: :--(+ tender) mercy.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Matthew 9:13Strong's last: Jude 1:21

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HebrewH2603
חָנַן

chânan · khaw-nan'

16 times translated as this KJV form77 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)

Strong's KJV usage: beseech, × fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, × very.

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 7:2Strong's last: Proverbs 14:31

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GreekG448
ἀνίλεως

aníleōs · an-ee'-leh-oce

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

inexorable

Strong's KJV usage: :--without mercy.

Strong's first: James 2:13Strong's last: James 2:13

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GreekG3629
οἰκτίρμων

oiktírmōn · oyk-tir'-mone

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

compassionate

Strong's KJV usage: :--merciful, of tender mercy.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: James 5:11Strong's last: James 5:11

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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Psalms 4:1
H2603

<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.>> Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Psalms 5:7
H2617

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

Psalms 6:2
H2603

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Psalms 9:13
H2603

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Psalms 13:5
H2617

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

Psalms 18:50
H2617

Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

Psalms 21:7
H2617

For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

Psalms 23:6
H2617

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Psalms 25:7
H2617

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Psalms 25:10
H2617

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Psalms 25:16
H2603

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

Psalms 27:7
H2603

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Psalms 30:10
H2603

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.

Psalms 31:7
H2617

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Psalms 31:9
H2603

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

Psalms 32:10
H2617

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Psalms 33:18
H2617

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Psalms 33:22
H2617

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

Psalms 36:5
H2617

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

Psalms 37:21
H2603

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Psalms 51:1
H2603

<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.>> Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 52:8
H2617

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

Psalms 57:3
H2617

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

Psalms 57:10
H2617

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

Psalms 59:10
H2617

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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

mercy

MER'CY, noun [Latin misericordia.]

1. That benevolence, mildness or tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook injuries, or to treat an offender better than he deserves; the disposition that tempers justice, and induces an injured person to forgive trespasses and injuries, and to forbear punishment, or inflict less than law or justice will warrant. In this sense, there is perhaps no word in our language precisely synonymous with mercy That which comes nearest to it is grace. It implies benevolence, tenderness, mildness, pity or compassion, and clemency, but exercised only towards offenders. mercy is a distinguishing attribute of the Supreme Being.

The Lord is long-suffering and of great mercy forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty. Numbers 14:18.

2. An act or exercise of mercy or favor. It is a mercy that they escaped.

I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies. Genesis 32:1.

3. Pity; compassion manifested towards a person in distress.

And he said, he that showed mercy on him. Luke 10:37.

4. Clemency and bounty.

Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy Proverbs 28:13.

5. Charity, or the duties of charity and benevolence.

I will have mercy and not sacrifice. Matthew 9:13.

6. Grace; favor. 1 Corinthians 7:25. Jude 1:2.

7. Eternal life, the fruit of mercy 2 Timothy 1:2.

8. Pardon.

I cry thee mercy with all my heart.

9. The act of sparing, or the forbearance of a violent act expected. The prisoner cried for mercy

To be or to lie at the mercy of, to have no means of self-defense, but to be dependent for safety on the mercy or compassion of another, or in the power of that which is irresistible; as, to be at the mercy of a foe, or of the waves.

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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