חֶ֫סֶד
che.sedkindnessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine247 occurrences28 books241 verses
Definition
from H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Traditional renderings: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Traditional renderings: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֶ֫סֶד:
- ἔλεοςeleos“mercy”90%
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē“righteousness”2%
- ἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosunē“charity”2%
- ἐλεήμωνeleēmōn“merciful”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
247 total
- Psalm 40:11חַסְדְּךָ֥ · Your loving devotionO LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
- Psalm 42:8חַסְדּ֗וֹ · His loving devotionThe LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalm 44:26חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ · Your loving devotionRise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
- Psalm 48:9חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · Your loving devotionWithin Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
- Psalm 51:1כְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · according to Your loving devotionFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalm 52:1חֶ֥סֶד · The loving devotionFor the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalm 52:8בְחֶֽסֶד־ · in the loving devotionBut I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
- Psalm 57:3חַסְדּ֥וֹ · His loving devotionHe reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
- Psalm 57:10חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · Your loving devotionFor Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalm 59:10חַסְדּוֹ · of loving devotionMy God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
- Psalm 59:16חַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ · Your loving devotionBut I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- Psalm 59:17חַסְדִּֽי׃ · of loving devotionTo You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
- Psalm 61:7חֶ֥סֶד · Your loving devotionMay he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
- Psalm 62:12חָ֑סֶד · and loving devotion…and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Psalm 63:3חַ֭סְדְּךָ · Your loving devotionBecause Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
- Psalm 66:20וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ · His loving devotionBlessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
- Psalm 69:13חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · loving devotionBut my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
- Psalm 69:16חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · Your loving devotionAnswer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- Psalm 77:8חַסְדּ֑וֹ · Is His loving devotionIs His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
- Psalm 85:7חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · Your loving devotionShow us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
- Psalm 85:10חֶֽסֶד־ · Loving devotionLoving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
- Psalm 86:5חֶ֝֗סֶד · in loving devotionFor You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
- Psalm 86:13חַ֭סְדְּךָ · Your loving devotionFor great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
- Psalm 86:15חֶ֥סֶד · in loving devotionBut You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Psalm 88:11חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · Can Your loving devotionCan Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
- Psalm 89:1חַֽסְדֵ֣י · of the loving devotionA Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalm 89:2חֶ֣סֶד · Loving devotionFor I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
- Psalm 89:14חֶ֥סֶד · loving devotionRighteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Psalm 89:24וְחַסְדִּ֣י · and loving devotionMy faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
- Psalm 89:28חַסְדִּ֑י · My loving devotion for himI will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
- Psalm 89:33וְ֭חַסְדִּי · My loving devotionBut I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
- Psalm 89:49חֲסָדֶ֖יךָ · [is] Your loving devotionWhere, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
- Psalm 90:14חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ · with Your loving devotionSatisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
- Psalm 92:2חַסְֽדֶּ֑ךָ · Your loving devotion…to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
- Psalm 94:18חַסְדְּךָ֥ · Your loving devotionIf I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
- Psalm 98:3חַסְדּ֨וֹ׀ · His loveHe has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Psalm 100:5חַסְדּ֑וֹ · and His loving devotionFor the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- Psalm 101:1חֶֽסֶד־ · of [Your] loving devotionA Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
- Psalm 103:4חֶ֣סֶד · you with loving devotion…who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
- Psalm 103:8חָֽסֶד׃ · in loving devotionThe LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
- Psalm 103:11חַ֝סְדּ֗וֹ · is His loving devotionFor as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
- Psalm 103:17וְחֶ֤סֶד · the loving devotionBut from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
- Psalm 106:1חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ · His loving devotion endures foreverHallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalm 106:7חֲסָדֶ֑יךָ · kindnessOur fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
- Psalm 106:45חַסְדּוֹ׃ · of His loving devotionAnd He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Psalm 107:1חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ · His loving devotionGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalm 107:8חַסְדּ֑וֹ · for His loving devotionLet them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Psalm 107:15חַסְדּ֑וֹ · for His loving devotionLet them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Psalm 107:21חַסְדּ֑וֹ · for His loving devotionLet them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Psalm 107:31חַסְדּ֑וֹ · for His loving devotionLet them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.