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חֶ֫סֶד

che.sedH2617

kindness

Used 247 times in the tagged text.

H2617A · חֶ֫סֶד · kindness

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • goodness, kindness, faithfulness

H2617B · חֶ֫סֶד · shame

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • a reproach, shame

Same idea, other words · Steadfast love and mercy

God's covenant faithfulness shows up in several words. The Old Testament's hesed is loyal love; the Greek Old Testament translates it with eleos, and the New Testament adds charis for grace freely given.

Where it appears

  • Genesis11
  • Exodus4
  • Leviticus1
  • Numbers2
  • Deuteronomy3
  • Joshua3
  • Judges2
  • Ruth3
  • 1 Samuel4
  • 2 Samuel12
  • 1 Kings5
  • 1 Chronicles5
  • 2 Chronicles10
  • Ezra3
  • Nehemiah5
  • Esther2
  • Job3
  • Psalms127
  • Proverbs11
  • Isaiah8
  • Jeremiah6
  • Lamentations2
  • Daniel2
  • Hosea6
  • Joel1
  • Jonah2
  • Micah3
  • Zechariah1

Every use · 51–100 of 247 · BSB

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:34חַסְדּֽוֹcovenant loyalty his

    Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

  2. 1 Chronicles 16:41חַסְדּֽוֹcovenant loyalty his

    With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

  3. 1 Chronicles 17:13וְחַסְדִּי֙and covenant loyalty my

    I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.

  4. 1 Chronicles 19:2חֶ֣סֶדloyalty

    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

  5. 1 Chronicles 19:2חֶ֔סֶדloyalty

    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

  6. 2 Chronicles 1:8חֶ֣סֶדcovenant loyalty

    Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place.

  7. 2 Chronicles 5:13חַסְדּ֑וֹcovenant loyalty his

    The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

  8. 2 Chronicles 6:14וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדand <the> covenant loyalty

    and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

  9. 2 Chronicles 6:42לְחַֽסְדֵ֖י<to> [the] covenant loyalti<es> of

    O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”

  10. 2 Chronicles 7:3חַסְדּֽוֹcovenant loyalty his

    When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

  11. 2 Chronicles 7:6חַסְדּ֔וֹcovenant loyalty his

    The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

  12. 2 Chronicles 20:21חַסְדּֽוֹcovenant loyalty his

    Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

  13. 2 Chronicles 24:22הַחֶ֙סֶד֙the loyalty

    Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”

  14. 2 Chronicles 32:32וַחֲסָדָ֑יוand covenant loyalti<es> his

    As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

  15. 2 Chronicles 35:26וַחֲסָדָ֑יוand covenant loyalti<es> his

    As for the rest of the acts of Josiah, along with his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—

  16. Ezra 3:11חַסְדּ֖וֹcovenant loyalty his

    And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.

  17. Ezra 7:28חֶ֗סֶדcovenant loyalty

    and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

  18. Ezra 9:9חֶ֡סֶדcovenant loyalty

    Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

  19. Nehemiah 1:5וָחֶ֔סֶדand covenant loyalty

    Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

  20. Nehemiah 9:17חֶ֖סֶדof covenant loyalty

    They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

  21. Nehemiah 9:32וְהַחֶסֶד֒and <the> covenant loyalty

    So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

  22. Nehemiah 13:14חֲסָדַ֗יloyalti<es> my

    Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

  23. Nehemiah 13:22חַסְדֶּֽךָ פcovenant loyalty your

    Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.

  24. Esther 2:9חֶ֣סֶדfavor

    And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.

  25. Esther 2:17וָחֶ֛סֶדand favor

    And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

  26. Job 6:14חָ֑סֶדloyalty

    A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

  27. Job 10:12וָ֭חֶסֶדand loyalty

    You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.

  28. Job 37:13לְ֝חֶ֗סֶדfor covenant loyalty

    Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

  29. Psalms 5:7חַ֭סְדְּךָcovenant loyalty your

    But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

  30. Psalms 6:4חַסְדֶּֽךָcovenant loyalty your

    Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.

  31. Psalms 13:5בְּחַסְדְּךָ֣in covenant loyalty your

    But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.

  32. Psalms 17:7חֲ֭סָדֶיךָcovenant loyalti<es> your

    Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

  33. Psalms 18:50חֶ֨סֶדcovenant loyalty

    Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

  34. Psalms 21:7וּבְחֶ֥סֶדand in [the] covenant loyalty of

    For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

  35. Psalms 23:6וָחֶ֣סֶדand covenant loyalty

    Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

  36. Psalms 25:6וַחֲסָדֶ֑יךָand covenant loyalti<es> your

    Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

  37. Psalms 25:7כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥according to covenant loyalty your

    Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

  38. Psalms 25:10חֶ֣סֶד[are] covenant loyalty

    All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.

  39. Psalms 26:3חַ֭סְדְּךָcovenant loyalty your

    For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

  40. Psalms 31:7בְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָin covenant loyalty your

    I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

  41. Psalms 31:16בְחַסְדֶּֽךָin covenant loyalty your

    Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

  42. Psalms 31:21חַסְדּ֥וֹcovenant loyalty his

    Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

  43. Psalms 32:10חֶ֝֗סֶדcovenant loyalty

    Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

  44. Psalms 33:5חֶ֥סֶד[the] covenant loyalty of

    The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.

  45. Psalms 33:18לְחַסְדּֽוֹfor covenant loyalty his

    Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

  46. Psalms 33:22חַסְדְּךָ֣covenant loyalty your

    May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.

  47. Psalms 36:5חַסְדֶּ֑ךָcovenant loyalty your

    Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

  48. Psalms 36:7חַסְדְּךָ֗[is] covenant loyalty your

    How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

  49. Psalms 36:10חַ֭סְדְּךָcovenant loyalty your

    Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

  50. Psalms 40:10חַסְדְּךָ֥covenant loyalty your

    I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

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