Rakhman (רחמן) means compassionate in Hebrew.
It can also mean merciful. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
compassionate, merciful
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rakhman.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שיש בו רחמים כלפי הזולת.
יְדֵי נָשִׁים רַחֲמָנִיּוֹת בִּשְּׁלוּ יַלְדֵיהֶן הָיוּ לְבָרוֹת לָמוֹ בְּשֶׁבֶר בַּת-עַמִּי.
- 2כינוי לאלוהים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rakhman is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רַחְמָן
- Written without vowel points
- רחמן
- Said
- rakhman
- Root
- ר־ח־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- רַחְמָנִים
- Feminine form
- רַחְמָנִית
- Inflections
- נ' רַחְמָנִית, ר' רַחְמָנִים, נ"ר רַחְמָנִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 298
This is how Rakhman is said in other languages.
- English
- compassionate, merciful
These words mean nearly the same as Rakhman.
- אמפתי
- רחום
- סימפתי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rakhman.
- אכזרcruel
- ערל לב
- אכזריcruel
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rakhman.
The word Rakhman is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מי שמרחם על אכזרים סופו שיתאכזר לרחמנים
- רחמנא ליצלן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rakhman comes from the root ר־ח־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Rakhman in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rakhman.
What does Rakhman (רחמן) mean in Hebrew?
Rakhman (רחמן) means compassionate and merciful. It is said rakhman, with the stress on man.
What is a synonym for Rakhman (רחמן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rakhman (רחמן) are אמפתי, רחום, and סימפתי.
What is the opposite of Rakhman (רחמן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rakhman (רחמן) are אכזר, ערל לב, and אכזרי.
What rhymes with Rakhman (רחמן)?
Words that rhyme with Rakhman (רחמן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רחמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.