חוּס ², חוּס ch. same. Targ. Ex. XII, 27 (h. text פסח). Targ. II Chr. XXXVI, 15 חָאִיס ed. Lag. (oth. ed. חָס); a. fr.—Taan. 24ᵃ גברא … חָס עלי דידי היכי חָיֵיס will a man that has no consideration for his son …, care for my concerns? Pes. 39ᵃ מאי חסא דחס וכ׳ what typical meaning has ḥasa (חָסָא)? The Lord spared us (in Egypt, v. Targ. Ex. l. c.); a. e.
    Pa. - חַיֵּיס to commiserate, grace, favor (h. חָנַן). Targ. Ps. XXXVII, 21; a. fr.
    Af. - אָחִיס, אֲחִיס to have affection for. Targ. Mal. III, 17 (ed. Lag. חייס; h. text חמל).—[Targ. Is. XXX, 14 ניחיס some ed., read בחֲיָס.]