HebrewH2617Noun (Masculine)

חֶ֫סֶד

che.sed

194Occurrences
H2617Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

from H2616 (חָסַד);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
goodness, kindness, faithfulness

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

חֶ֫סֶד appears 194 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Psalms
85
2 Samuel
11
2 Chronicles
10
Genesis
10
Proverbs
10
Isaiah
7
Jeremiah
5
Nehemiah
5

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 16:34BSB

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

Esther 2:9BSB

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.

Job 37:13BSB

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

Psalms 107:1BSB

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

Psalms 136:14BSB

and led Israel through the midst,His loving devotion endures forever.

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