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2617a – חֶסֶד (chesed)

kindness


Type:
Noun Noun
 
masc. ♂ masculine
 
Hebrew: חֶסֶד (chesed)
Pronunciation: che-sed    Listen
Gematria: 72(8 + 60 + 4)    words with the same gematria
Origin: from H2616a (חָסַד)
Usage: 245 times in OT

Description

1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness


Synonyms

חֶסֶדchesed♂H2617a
(245 ggr)		kindness
חֵןchen♂H2580
(69 ggr)		favor
חַנּוּןchanonH2587
(13 ggr)		gracious
חָנַןchananH2603a
(77 ggr)		be gracious
נֹ֫עַםnoam♂H5278
(7 ggr)		pleasantness
רַחוּםrachomH7349
(13 ggr)		compassionate
רָחַםrachamH7355
(47 ggr)		to have compassion
רַחֲמִיםrachamim♂H7356b
(39 ggr)		compassion
רָצָהratsahH7521
(57 ggr)		to accept
רָצוֹןratson♂H7522
(56 ggr)		acceptance
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Origin

from H2616a (חָסַד):

חָסַדchasadH2616abe kind

Word root

Word with chesed as root:

בֶּן־חֶ֫סֶדBen-chesedH1136Ben-hesed
חֲסַדְיָהChasadjahH2619Hasadiah
י֥וּשַׁב חֶ֖סֶדJoshav chesedH3142Jushab-hesed

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word chesed was translated to the following:

δίκαιοςdikaiosG1342righteous
δικαιοσύνηdikaiosuneG1343righteousness
δόξαdoxaG1391glory
ἐλεημοσύνηeleemosuneG1654alms
ἐλεήμωνeleemonG1655merciful
ἔλεοςeleosG1656mercy
ἐλπίςelpisG1680hope
ζωήzoeG2222life
ὄνειδοςoneidosG3681reproach
ὅσιοςhosiosG3741holy
χάριςcharisG5485grace

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
Ncbsa-98
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state
Ncbsc-131
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state
Ncmpc-15
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state
Ncmpa-1


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References (245 occurances in 234 verses)




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