Lexical Definition
חֵסֵד chêçêd (kheh'-sed) kindness H:N-M
from חָסַד
favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
- kindness
- by implication (towards God) piety
- rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness
2) a reproach, shame
See Greek: δίκαιος · δικαιοσύνη · δόξα · ἐλεημοσύνη · ἐλεήμων · ἔλεος · ἐλπίς · ζωή · ὄνειδος · ὅσιος · χάρις · Βηθεσδά
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לְחַסְדּֽוֹ | for covenant loyalty his | Ps.33.18 • Ps.147.11 |
| לְחַֽסְדֵ֖י | covenant loyalti of | 2Chr.6.42 |
| לְחֶ֖סֶד | favor | Dan.1.9 |
| לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד | for covenant loyalty | Job.37.13 |
| כַּחֶ֜סֶד | according to the loyalty | Gen.21.23 |
| כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ | according to covenant loyalty your | Ps.109.26 |
| כְחַסְדֶּ֗ךָ | according to covenant loyalty your | Ps.119.124 |
| כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ | according to covenant loyalty your | Ps.119.149 |
| כְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ | according to covenant loyalty your | Ps.51.1 |
| כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ | according to covenant loyalty your | Ps.25.7 • Ps.119.88 |
| כְּֽחַסְדְּךָ֥ | according to covenant loyalty your | Ps.119.159 |
| חָֽסֶד | covenant loyalty | Ps.103.8 • Ps.145.8 • Jer.31.3 |
| loyalty | Judg.1.24 | |
| חָ֥סֶד | loyalty | Ps.109.16 |
| חָ֑סֶד | covenant loyalty | Gen.39.21 • Ps.62.12 |
| loyalty | Gen.40.14 • Josh.2.12 • Job.6.14 • Ps.109.12 • Prov.11.17 | |
| חַסְדּֽוֹ | covenant loyalty his | 1Chr.16.34 • 1Chr.16.41 • 2Chr.7.3 • 2Chr.20.21 • Ps.106.1 • Ps.107.1 • Ps.118.1 • Ps.118.2 • Ps.118.3 • Ps.118.4 • Ps.118.29 • Ps.136.1 • Ps.136.2 • Ps.136.3 • Ps.136.4 • Ps.136.5 • Ps.136.6 • Ps.136.7 • Ps.136.8 • Ps.136.9 • Ps.136.10 • Ps.136.11 • Ps.136.12 • Ps.136.13 • Ps.136.14 • Ps.136.15 • Ps.136.16 • Ps.136.17 • Ps.136.18 • Ps.136.19 • Ps.136.20 • Ps.136.21 • Ps.136.22 • Ps.136.23 • Ps.136.24 • Ps.136.25 • Ps.136.26 |
| חַסְדּ֨וֹ | covenant loyalty his | Ps.98.3 |
| חַסְדּ֥וֹ | covenant loyalty his | Ps.31.21 • Ps.57.3 |
| חַסְדּ֛וֹ | covenant loyalty his | Gen.24.27 |
| חַסְדּ֗וֹ | covenant loyalty his | Ps.42.8 • Ps.117.2 |
| חַסְדּ֖וֹ | covenant loyalty his | Ezra.3.11 |
| loyalty its | Isa.40.6 | |
| חַסְדּ֔וֹ | covenant loyalty his | Ruth.2.20 • 2Chr.7.6 |
| covenant loyalty of his | Jer.33.11 | |
| חַסְדּ֑וֹ | covenant loyalty his | 2Chr.5.13 • Ps.77.8 • Ps.100.5 • Ps.107.8 • Ps.107.15 • Ps.107.21 • Ps.107.31 |
| loyalty his | Prov.19.22 • Prov.20.6 | |
| חַסְדָּ֖ם | loyalty their | Jonah.2.8 |
| חַסְדֶּךָ֮ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.143.8 |
| חַסְדֶּֽךָ | covenant loyalty your | Neh.13.22 • Ps.6.4 • Ps.44.26 |
| חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ | covenant loyalty your | Num.14.19 • Ps.36.5 • Ps.48.9 • Ps.57.10 • Ps.69.13 • Ps.69.16 • Ps.85.7 • Ps.88.11 • Ps.90.14 • Ps.108.4 |
| חַסְדֵּ֥ךְ | loyalty your | Ruth.3.10 |
| חַסְדֵּ֔ךְ | loyalty your | Gen.20.13 |
| חַסְדִּֽי | covenant loyalty my | Ps.59.17 |
| חַסְדִּ֥י | covenant loyalty my | Ps.144.2 |
| חַסְדִּ֣י | covenant loyalty my | Ps.59.10 |
| חַסְדִּ֑י | covenant loyalty my | Ps.89.28 |
| חַסְדְּךָ֥ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.40.10 • Ps.40.11 • Ps.94.18 • Ps.138.2 |
| חַסְדְּךָ֣ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.33.22 • Ps.119.64 • Ps.119.76 • Ps.138.8 |
| חַסְדְּךָ֛ | covenant loyalty your | 1Sam.20.15 |
| חַסְדְּךָ֗ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.36.7 |
| loyalty your | Gen.19.19 | |
| חַסְדְּךָ֖ | loyalty your | 2Sam.16.17 |
| חַסְֽדֶּ֑ךָ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.92.2 |
| חַֽסְדֵ֨י | covenant loyalti of | Isa.63.7 |
| חַֽסְדֵ֥י | covenant loyalti of | Ps.107.43 • Isa.55.3 |
| חַֽסְדֵ֤י | covenant loyalti of | Lam.3.22 |
| חַֽסְדֵ֣י | covenant loyalti of | Ps.89.1 |
| חַ֭סְדְּךָ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.5.7 • Ps.26.3 • Ps.36.10 • Ps.63.3 • Ps.86.13 |
| חַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.59.16 |
| חַ֝סְדּ֗וֹ | covenant loyalty his | Ps.103.11 |
| חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ | covenant loyalty your | Ps.109.21 • Ps.115.1 |
| חֶֽסֶד | covenant loyalty | Ps.85.10 • Ps.101.1 |
| חֶ֨סֶד | covenant loyalty | Ps.18.50 |
| חֶ֧סֶד | covenant loyalty | 2Sam.22.51 |
| loyalty | Gen.24.49 | |
| חֶ֥סֶד | covenant loyalty | Exod.34.6 • 2Sam.15.20 • Ps.61.7 • Ps.86.15 • Ps.89.14 • Hos.6.6 |
| covenant loyalty of | 1Sam.20.14 • Ps.33.5 • Ps.52.1 | |
| loyalty | Josh.2.14 • Prov.3.3 | |
| חֶ֤סֶד | loyalty | Isa.57.1 • Hos.12.6 |
| חֶ֣סֶד | covenant loyalty | 2Sam.2.6 • 2Sam.10.2 • 1Kgs.3.6 • 2Chr.1.8 • Ps.25.10 • Ps.89.2 • Ps.103.4 |
| covenant loyalty of | 2Sam.9.3 • Jer.2.2 | |
| favor | Esth.2.9 | |
| loyalty | Gen.47.29 • 1Chr.19.2 • Prov.20.28 | |
| חֶ֡סֶד | covenant loyalty | Ezra.9.9 |
| loyalty | Ps.141.5 | |
| חֶ֝֗סֶד | covenant loyalty | Ps.32.10 • Ps.86.5 |
| loyalty | Prov.31.26 | |
| חֶ֜סֶד | loyalty | 2Sam.3.8 |
| חֶ֛סֶד | covenant loyalty | Jer.9.24 • Hos.4.1 |
| חֶ֙סֶד֙ | covenant loyalty | Exod.34.7 • 1Sam.20.8 • 2Sam.9.7 • Jer.32.18 |
| loyalty | 1Sam.15.6 | |
| חֶ֗סֶד | covenant loyalty | Ezra.7.28 |
| חֶ֖סֶד | covenant loyalty | Gen.24.14 • 1Kgs.20.31 • Mic.7.18 • Mic.7.20 |
| of covenant loyalty | Neh.9.17 | |
| חֶ֖֙סֶד֙ | covenant loyalty | Exod.20.6 • Deut.5.10 |
| חֶ֕סֶד | covenant loyalty | Gen.24.12 |
| חֶ֔סֶד | covenant loyalty | Num.14.18 • Ruth.1.8 • 2Sam.9.1 • 2Sam.10.2 • Joel.2.13 • Jonah.4.2 • Mic.6.8 |
| loyalty | Josh.2.12 • Judg.8.35 • 1Kgs.2.7 • 1Chr.19.2 • Hos.10.12 | |
| חֲסָדָֽיו | covenant loyalti his | Ps.106.45 • Isa.63.7 • Lam.3.32 |
| חֲסָדַ֗י | loyalti my | Neh.13.14 |
| חֲסָדֶ֣ךָ | covenant loyalti your | Ps.119.41 |
| חֲסָדֶ֖יךָ | covenant loyalti your | Ps.89.49 |
| חֲסָדֶ֑יךָ | covenant loyalti your | Ps.106.7 |
| חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ | covenant loyalti your | Ps.17.7 |
| וּבְחֶ֥סֶד | and in covenant loyalty of | Ps.21.7 |
| and in covenant loyalty of | Isa.54.8 | |
| וּבְחֶ֖סֶד | and in covenant loyalty | Hos.2.19 |
| וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮ | and in covenant loyalty your | Ps.143.12 |
| וָחָ֑סֶד | and loyalty | Prov.21.21 |
| וָחֶ֣סֶד | and covenant loyalty | Ps.23.6 |
| וָחֶ֛סֶד | and favor | Esth.2.17 |
| וָחֶ֔סֶד | and covenant loyalty | Neh.1.5 |
| וָ֭חֶסֶד | and loyalty | Job.10.12 |
| וַחֲסָדָ֑יו | and covenant loyalti his | 2Chr.32.32 • 2Chr.35.26 |
| וַחֲסָדֶ֑יךָ | and covenant loyalti your | Ps.25.6 |
| וְחַסְדִּי֙ | and covenant loyalty my | 1Chr.17.13 |
| וְחַסְדִּ֣י | and covenant loyalty my | Ps.89.24 |
| וְחַסְדִּ֞י | and covenant loyalty my | Isa.54.10 |
| וְחַסְדִּ֖י | and covenant loyalty my | 2Sam.7.15 |
| וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ | and loyalty your | Hos.6.4 |
| וְחֶ֥סֶד | and loyalty | Prov.14.22 |
| וְחֶ֤סֶד | and covenant loyalty of | Ps.103.17 |
| וְחֶ֣סֶד | and loyalty | Zech.7.9 |
| וְהַחֶסֶד֒ | and covenant loyalty | Neh.9.32 |
| וְהַחֶ֗סֶד | and covenant loyalty | Deut.7.9 |
| וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶד | and covenant loyalty | 1Kgs.8.23 • 2Chr.6.14 • Dan.9.4 |
| וְ֭חַסְדִּי | and covenant loyalty my | Ps.89.33 |
| וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ | and covenant loyalty his | Ps.66.20 |
| הַחֶ֤סֶד | the covenant loyalty | 1Kgs.3.6 |
| הַחֶ֣סֶד | the loyalty | 2Sam.2.5 |
| הַחֶ֙סֶד֙ | the loyalty | 2Chr.24.22 |
| הַחֶ֖סֶד | the covenant loyalty | Jer.16.5 |
| הַחֶ֔סֶד | covenant loyalty | Deut.7.12 |
| הַחֶ֑סֶד | covenant loyalty | Ps.130.7 |
| הַחֲסָדִים֙ | the covenant loyalti | Gen.32.10 |
| בַּחֶ֣סֶד | by loyalty | Prov.20.28 |
| בַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ | in covenant loyalty | Isa.16.5 |
| בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ | in covenant loyalty your | Ps.31.16 |
| בְחַסְדְּךָ֖ | in covenant loyalty your | Exod.15.13 |
| בְחֶֽסֶד | in covenant loyalty of | Ps.52.8 |
| בְּחַסְדְּךָ֣ | in covenant loyalty your | Ps.13.5 |
| בְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ | in covenant loyalty your | Ps.31.7 |
| בְּחֶ֣סֶד | by loyalty | Prov.16.6 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֶ֫סֶד: 247 noun masculine2Sam 16:17 goodness, kindness; — absolute ׳ח Gen 24:12 + 85 t.; חָ֑סֶד Gen 39:21 + 12 t.; construct חֶסֶד 1Sam 20:14 + 8 t.; suffix חַסְדִּי Ps 59:18* + 120 t. suffixes; plural חֲסָדִים Gen 32:11* construct חַסֵדֵי Isa 55:3 + 5 t. (BaerJes p. 79 Ges«GKC:93»§ 93, R, 1. F.); suffix חֲסָדַי Neh 13:14 + 10t. suffixes; (not in H or P). I. of man:
1. kindness of men towards men, in doing favours and benefits 1Sam 20:15; 2Sam 16:17; Ps 141:5; Prov 19:22; Prov 20:6 יהוה ׳ח 1Sam 20:14 the kindness of ׳י (such as he shews, Thes MV; that sworn to by oath to Yahweh Mich Dathe; shewn out of reverence to Yahweh Th Ke); compare אלהים ׳ח 2Sam 9:3 ׳תּוֺרַתאח Prov 31:26 instruction in kindness, kindly instruction עָשָׂה חֶסֶד עִמָּדִי do or shew kindness (in dealing) with me Gen 20:13; Gen 40:14 (E), 1Sam 20:14; 2Sam 10:2 (עִמִּי in || 1Chr 19:2); with עִם Gen 21:23 (E), Gen 24:12; Gen 24:14; Josh 2:12 (twice in verse); Judg 1:24 (J), Judg 8:35; 1Sam 15:6; 1Sam 2:5; 1Sam 3:8; 1Sam 9:1; 1Sam 9:3a = 1Chr 19:2a, 1Chr 19:2b 2Chr 24:22 with עַל 1Sam 20:8 with לְ 1Kgs 2:7 לפני ׳נשׂא ח obtain kindness before Esth 2:9; Esth 2:17 ׳היטיב ח Ruth 3:10.
2. kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy Prov 20:28; Job 6:14 אישׁ חסד merciful man Prov 11:17 (opposed to אַכְזָרִי); ׳מַלְכֵּי ח merciful kings 1Kgs 20:31 ׳עשׂה ח Ps 109:16 in this sense usually with other attributes (see also below II.
2.); || אמת Hos 4:1; Isa 16:5 ואמת ׳ח Prov 3:3; Prov 14:22; Prov 16:6; Prov 20:28 ואמת ׳עשׂה ח Gen 24:49; Gen 47:29; Josh 2:14 (J; RV gives thse under 1); || צדקה Hos 10:12 ׳צדקה וח Prov 21:21 || משׁפט Mic 6:8 ומשׁפט ׳ח Hos 12:7* || חוֺנֵן Ps 109:12 ורחמים ׳ח Zech 7:9; Dan 1:9. — (On Hos 6:4; Hos 6:6 see 3 below)
3. (rarely) affection if Israel to ׳י love to God, piety: נְעוּרַיִךְ ׳ח Jer 2:2 priety of thy youth (|| love of thine espousals to Yahweh); possibly also חַסְדְּכֶם כַּעֲנַןבֹּֿקֶר Hos 6:4 your piety is like a morning cloud (fleeting), and כִּי חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלאֹזָֿ֑בַח Hos 6:6 for piety I delight in and not in peace-offering (|| דעת אלהים, compare 1Sam 15:22); — so Wü Now Hi (1Sam 15:4) Che; Ke Hi (1Sam 15:6) al. below 2 (or 1); — נַנְשֵׁי חֶסֶד men of piety Isa 57:1 (|| צַדִּיק); plural pious acts 2Chr 32:32; 2Chr 35:26; Neh 13:14.
4. lovely appearance: כָּלחַֿסְדּוֺ כְּצִיץ הַשָֹּׁדֶה Isa 40:6 all its loveliness as the flower of the field (so Thes Hi De Che Di and others; but δόξα ᵐ5 1Pet 1:24 & gloria ᵑ9 favour an original reading הוֺדוֺ Lo or כְּבֹדוֺ Ew, see BrMP 375; Du הֲדָרוֺ). II. of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescendig to the needs of his creatures. He is חַסְדָּם their goodness favour Jonah 2:9* חַסְדִּי Ps 144:2 אֱלֹהֵי חַסְדִּי God of my kindness Ps 59:18* in vPs 59:11* read אֱלֹהַי חַסְדּוֺ my God with his kindness ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Ew Hup De Pe Che Bae; his is the kindness Ps 62:13* it is with him Ps 130:7 he delights in it Mic 7:18.
1. specifically lovingkindness:
a. in redemption from enemies and troubles Gen 19:19; Gen 39:21 (J), Exod 15:13 (song), Jer 31:3; Ezra 7:28; Ezra 9:9; Ps 21:8*; Ps 31:17*; Ps 31:22*; Ps 32:10; Ps 33:22; Ps 36:8*; Ps 36:11*; Ps 42:9*; Ps 44:27*; Ps 48:10*; Ps 59:17*; Ps 66:20; Ps 85:8*; Ps 90:14; Ps 94:18; Ps 107:8; Ps 107:15; Ps 107:21; Ps 107:31; Ps 143:8; Ps 143:12; Job 37:13; Ruth 1:8; Ruth 2:20 men should trust in it Ps 13:6*; Ps 52:10* rejoice in it Ps 31:8* hope in it Ps 33:18; Ps 147:11.
b. in preservation of life from death Ps 6:5*; Ps 86:13; Job 10:12.
c. in quickening of spiritual life Ps 109:26; Ps 119:41; Ps 119:76; Ps 119:88; Ps 119:124; Ps 119:149; Ps 119:159.
d. in redemption from sin Ps 25:7; Ps 51:3*.
e. in keeping the covenants, with Abraham Mic 7:20 with Moses and Israel שׁמר הַבְּרִית וְ(הַ)חֶסֶד keep-eth the covenant and the lovingkindness Deut 7:9; Deut 7:12; 1Kgs 8:23 = 2Chr 6:14; Neh 1:5; Neh 9:32; Dan 9:4 with David and his dynasty 2Sam 7:15 = 1Chr 17:13; 2Sam 22:51 = Ps 18:51*, 1Kgs 3:6 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 1:8; Ps 89:29*; Ps 89:34* with the wife Zion Isa 54:10.
2. חֶסֶד is grouped with other divine attributes: חסד ואמת kindness (lovingkindness) and fidelity Gen 24:27 (J), Ps 25:10; Ps 41:11*; Ps 40:12*; Ps 57:4*; Ps 61:8*; Ps 85:11*; Ps 89:15*; Ps 115:1; Ps 138:2 ואמת עם ׳עשׂה ח 2Sam 2:6; 2Sam 15:20 (ᵐ5, see Dr); with אֶתֿ Gen 24:49 ואמת ׳רַב ח Exod 34:6 (JE), Ps 86:15 also || אמת Mic 7:20; Ps 26:3; Ps 117:2 || אֱמוּנָה Ps 88:12*; Ps 89:3*; Ps 92:3* ׳אמונה וח Ps 89:25* ואמונה ׳ח Ps 98:3 || רחמים Ps 77:9* ורחמים ׳ח Jer 16:5; Hos 2:21*; Ps 103:4 ומשׁפט ׳ח Jer 9:23*; Ps 101:1 || צדקה Ps 36:11* ׳טוב וח Ps 23:6.
3. the kindness of God is
a. abundant: רַבחֶֿסֶד abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness) Num 14:18 (J), Neh 9:17 (Qr), Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Ps 86:5; Ps 103:8 (compare Exod 34:6 J E; Ps 86:15); רֹב חַסְדְּךָ Neh 13:22; Ps 5:8*; Ps 69:14*; Ps 106:7 (ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Aq Targan, to be preferred to ᵑ0 חֲסָדֶיךָ); רֹב חֲסָדָו֯ Lam 3:32; Ps 106:45 (Kt ᵐ5 in both to be preferred).
b. great in extent: ׳נֹּדֶל חִ greatness of thy mercy Num 14:19 (J); ׳נְּדָו֯וֺלחֿ Ps 145:8 it is kept for thousands Exod 34:7 (JE), Jer 32:18, especially of those connected with lovers of ׳י, Exod 20:6 = Deut 5:10 for 1000 generations Deut 7:9 it is great as the heavens Ps 57:11*; Ps 103:11, compare Ps 36:6*; Ps 108:5* the earth is full of it Ps 33:5; Ps 119:64.
c. everlasting: לעולם חסדוֺ Jer 33:11; 1Chr 16:34; 1Chr 16:41; 2Chr 5:13; 2Chr 7:3; 2Chr 7:6; 2Chr 20:21; Ezra 3:11; Ps 100:5; Ps 106:1; Ps 107:1; Ps 118:1; Ps 118:2; Ps 118:3; Ps 118:4; Ps 118:29; Ps 136:1 (26 t.); חסדךָ לעולם Ps 138:8 מעולם ׳ח ועד עולם Ps 103:17 עולם ׳ח Isa 54:8 אל כּל ׳ח היום Ps 52:3*.
d. good: כִּיטֿוֺב חַסְדְּךָ Ps 69:17*; Ps 109:21 כי טוב חסדךָ מחיים Ps 63:4*.
4. plural mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness to Israel: shewn to Jacob Gen 32:11* (R); but mostly late Isa 63:7; Ps 25:6; Ps 89:2* כְּרֹב חסִדיו Isa 63:7, see 3 a; promised in the Davidic covenant Psalm Isa 89:50 חַסְדֵי דָוִיד mercies to David Isa 55:3; 2Chr 6:42 mercies in general Lam 3:22; Ps 17:7; Ps 107:43f. — חֶסֶד in proper name, masculine ׳בןחֿ see below בֵּן. On Lev 20:17; Prov 14:34 see חֶסֶד below II. חסד.
II. חֶ֫סֶד noun masculine shame, reproach, only absolute: — הוּא ׳ח Lev 20:17 (H) it is a shame (shameful thing); לְאֻמִּים חַטָּאת ׳ח Prov 14:34 sin is a reproach to peoples.
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