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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma, “mercy”).
Noun
רַחֲמִים • (rakhamím) m pl (singular construct רַחֲמֵי־)
- mercy
1903,
Hayim Nahman Bialik,
On the Slaughter 1:
- שָׁמַיִם, בַּקְּשׁוּ רַחֲמִים עָלָי!
- Heavens, request mercy on me!
- compassion
Derived terms
Proper noun
רַחֲמִים • (rakhamím) m
- a male given name
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
רְחָמִים • (r'khamím) m pl
- plural indefinite form of רֶחֶם / רַחַם (rékhem, rákham)