Word study · Hebrew
חֶ֫סֶד
che.sedH2617kindness
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.
- חֶ֫סֶדchesed kindnessloyal, covenant love (hesed)H2617
- רָחַםracham to have compassionto have compassion (from the word for womb)H7355
- חָנַןchanan be graciousto show favor, to be graciousH2603
- ἔλεοςeleos mercymercy; the usual Greek rendering of hesedG1656
- χάριςcharis gracegrace, favor freely givenG5485
- σπλάγχνονsplagchnon affection/entrailsthe inner affections, deep compassionG4698
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 · 101–150 of 247 · BSB
O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
For 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.
For 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.
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
But 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.
To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
But 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.
Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
A 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.
For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
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