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

Psalms 136:15
H2617

But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 136:16
H2617

To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 136:17
H2617

To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Psalms 136:19
H2617

Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Psalms 136:20
H2617

And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Psalms 136:21
H2617

And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Psalms 136:22
H2617

Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 136:23
H2617

Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Psalms 136:24
H2617

And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 136:25
H2617

Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 136:26
H2617

O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 138:8
H2617

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Psalms 143:12
H2617

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

Psalms 145:8
H2617

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

Psalms 147:11
H2617

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

Proverbs 3:3
H2617

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Proverbs 14:21
H2603

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:22
H2617

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Proverbs 14:31
H2603

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 16:6
H2617

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 20:28
H2617

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Proverbs 20:28
H2617

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Proverbs 21:21
H2617

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Proverbs 28:13
H7355

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

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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