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Hebrew
Etymology
From the root ר־ח־ם, referring to maternal compassion. Possibly a calque of Aramaic רַחְמָנָא (raḥmana). Compare Arabic اَلرَّحْمَٰن (ar-raḥmān).
Proper noun
הָרַחֲמָן • (haraḥaman) m
- (rabbinic) Epithet for God, often translated as the Merciful One
a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Kiddushin 81b:רַבִּי חִיָּא בַּר אַשִּׁי הֲוָה רָגִיל כֹּל עִדָּן דַּהֲוָה נָפַל לְאַפֵּהּ הֲוָה אָמַר הָרַחֲמָן יַצִּילֶנּוּ מִיֵּצֶר הָרַע- Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Ashi hava ragil kol 'idan da-hava nafal l'apeh hava amar: Haraḥaman yatsilénu mi-yétzer ha-ra'!
- Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Ashi was accustomed, every time he would fall on his face, to say: "May the Merciful One save us from the evil impulse!
Usage notes
- Almost never found without the included direct article.