Strong's Number 1654

The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
eleemosune {el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay}
Word Origin:
from 1656
TDNT:
2:485,222
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
alms 13, almsdeeds 1

Total: 14
Definition:
  1. mercy, pity
    1. esp. as exhibited in giving alms, charity
  2. the benefaction itself, a donation to the poor, alms
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament