חֶ֫סֶד

che.sed · kindness

Hebrew · Strong's H2617 · Noun · Sounds like: kheh'-sed · 247 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • kindness H2617A 245
  • shame H2617B 2

Strong's dictionary

from חָסַד; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
חֶ֫סֶד 247 n.m. goodness, kindness
I. of man:
1. kindness of men toward men, in doing favours and benefits
2. kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy
3. (rarely) affection of Isr. to י׳, love to God, piety
4. lovely appearance
II. of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures.
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
חֶ֫סֶד n.m. shame, reproach

Every occurrence

  1. Job 6:14 חָ֑סֶד Cha.sed · A person, place or thing

    To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

  2. Job 10:12 וָ֭חֶסֶד Va.che.sed · A person, place or thing

    Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

  3. Job 37:13 לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד le.Che.sed · A person, place or thing

    Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.

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