KJV dictionary & concordance
Compassionate or full of pity.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Lamentations 4:10
Complete exact-word concordance
The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
The hands of the pitifull women haue sodden their owne children, they were their meate in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
1611 marginal note2.Kings 6.29. deut. 28.57.
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Beholde, wee count them happie which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue seene the end of the Lord: that the Lord is very pitifull and of tender mercie.
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Finally be ye all of one minde, hauing compassion one of another, loue as brethren, be pitifull, be courteous,
1611 marginal noteOr, louing to the brethren.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
James directly pairs the LORD's being very pitiful with tender mercy, while 1 Peter places pitiful beside having compassion. Compassionate or full of pity is directly supported.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Full of pity; tender; compassionate; having a heart to feel sorrow and sympathy for the distressed.
