חָס
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to pity, to have mercy (literary)
2. to save, to spare, to go easy on (literary)
Pronunciation
khas
Examples4
כאֶפְרוֹחַ יָתוֹם תָּעִיתִי בָּדָד מִסָּבִיב לקִנִּי, אבי וְאִמִּי עזבוני וְעַיִן לֹא חָסָה עָלַי.
As a chicken orphan I wandered alone around my nest, my father and mother left me and no eye had mercy on me.
אֲנִי רוצה לחסוך לוֹ אֵת הטרחה לָלֶכֶת לשָׁם.
I wish to spare him the trouble of going there.
וְקַצֹּתָה אֵת כַּפָּהּ לֹא תָּחוּס עֵינֶךָ
then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.
לֹא אֶפְרַע וָלֹא אָחוּס וָלֹא אֵנָּחֵם
I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent