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ḥūs חוּס ‘to pity’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ḥūs v
1) (Qal) to pity, have compassion, spare, look upon with compassion

Mentioned in Genesis 45:20 Deuteronomy 13:9, 7:16, 25:12, 19:13, 19:21 1 Samuel 24:11 Isaiah 13:18 Jeremiah 13:14, 21:7 Ezekiel 5:11, 24:14, 8:18, 16:5, 7:4, 7:9, 9:10, 20:17 Joel 2:17 Jonah 4:10, 4:11 Psalms 72:13 Nehemiah 13:22

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