Strong's H2347 · Hebrew
חוּס
chûwç · /khoos/
Definition
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
KJV: pity, regard, spare.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חוּס across 24 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
24 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy5 verses
And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
Deuteronomy 13:8Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
Deuteronomy 19:13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Deuteronomy 19:21And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Deuteronomy 25:12Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.
Jeremiah2 verses
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. one: Heb. a man against his brother but: Heb. from destroying them
Jeremiah 21:7And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
Ezekiel9 verses
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
Ezekiel 7:4And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 7:9And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth. thee according: Heb. upon thee, etc
Ezekiel 8:18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
Ezekiel 9:5And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: mine hearing: Heb. mine ears
Ezekiel 9:10And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.
Ezekiel 16:5None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
Ezekiel 20:17Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 24:14I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Jonah2 verses
Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: had pity: or, spared came: Heb. was the son of the night
Jonah 4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2347 (chûwç) mean?
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
How many times does H2347 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2347 (חוּס) appears in 24 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “spare.”
How is chûwç translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2347 is rendered as “spare” (14×), “pity” (6×), “spared” (2×), “pitied” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חוּס come from?
a primitive root;