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. Psalms 138:8 חַסְדְּךָ֣ chas.de.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

  2. Psalms 141:5 חֶ֡סֶד Che.sed · A person, place or thing

    Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

  3. Psalms 143:8 חַסְדֶּךָ֮ chas.de.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.

  4. Psalms 143:12 וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮ u.ve.chas.de.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.

  5. Psalms 144:2 חַסְדִּ֥י chas.Di · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.

  6. Psalms 145:8 חָֽסֶד׃ Cha.sed · A person, place or thing

    Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.

  7. Psalms 147:11 לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃ le.chas.Do · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

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