חוּס
chûwç(khoos)
“properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate”
24 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
Translated in KJV as
pityregardspare.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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22 of 24
“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…”