mercy
part of speech
noun (mercy, mercies)
meaning for a pupil
1) Mercy is kindness or forgiveness shown to someone you could punish or hurt. tree →
2) (church) Christians, Jews and Muslims believe God is full of mercy, forgiving people who turn back to him. tree →
3) A mercy is a lucky thing that you are thankful for: "It's a mercy nobody was hurt." tree →
4) "At the mercy of" means in the power of someone or something. tree →
5) "For mercy's sake" is an expression people use to beg someone urgently to stop or spare them. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, mercy is God's kindness, which He shows to those who love Him and keep His commands. It is often joined with the word "covenant". Interpretation: The rabbis spoke of God's two ways, mercy and justice, and hoped mercy would win. God's mercy is said to last to a thousand generations, far longer than punishment. In the primary lessons: In stories a hero shows mercy to a beaten enemy; a cruel king shows none. In church services people pray "Lord, have mercy". In news, "a mercy mission" brings help to people in danger. Phrases: have mercy, show mercy, beg for mercy, at the mercy of, it's a mercy that, mercy me (old exclamation).
examples
- and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. (Torah EXO.20.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. (Torah GEN.43.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Know therefore that the LORD thy God, He is God; the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations; (Torah DEU.7.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- The mercy of God endureth continually. (Writings PSA.52.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is His mercy clean gone for ever? (Writings PSA.77.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him. (Writings PSA.61.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The king showed mercy and let the prisoner go. tree →
- "Lord, have mercy," prayed the people. tree →
- The little boat was at the mercy of the waves. tree →
- It's a mercy the rain stopped before the match. tree →
- The robber begged for mercy. tree →
- Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. tree →
- The helicopter flew a mercy mission to the island. tree →
note
Mostly uncountable; plural mercies in "small mercies" (things to be glad about). Adjective merciful, merciless. Mercy is not the same as justice: justice gives what is fair; mercy gives more kindness than is deserved.
In the corpora
- and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin.
- and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.
- and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.
- but My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
- For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.
Trees and pragmatics
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