חֶ֫סֶד
kindness
also: goodness, faithfulness fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Every verse where H2617 appears in the Book of Psalms — 127 distinct verses. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Psalms
- Psalms 5:7 חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But as for me, in the abundance of your loving kindness I will come into your house: I will bow toward your holy temple in reverence of you.
- Psalms 6:4 חַסְדֶּֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, And save me for your loving kindness' sake.
- Psalms 13:5 בְּ/חַסְדְּ/ךָ֣ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.
- Psalms 17:7 חֲ֭סָדֶי/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Show your marvelous loving kindness, You who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.
- Psalms 18:50 חֶ֨סֶד n c ms He gives great deliverance to his king, And shows loving kindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, forevermore.
- Psalms 21:7 וּ/בְ/חֶ֥סֶד conj + prep + n c ms cs For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
- Psalms 23:6 וָ/חֶ֣סֶד conj + n c ms Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
- Psalms 25:6 וַ/חֲסָדֶ֑י/ךָ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, For they are from old times.
- Psalms 25:7 כְּ/חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Don't remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, For your goodness' sake, Yahweh.
- Psalms 25:10 חֶ֣סֶד n c ms All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth To such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- Psalms 26:3 חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth.
- Psalms 31:7 בְּ/חַ֫סְדֶּ֥/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will be glad and rejoice in your loving kindness, For you have seen my affliction. You have known my soul in adversities.
- Psalms 31:16 בְ/חַסְדֶּֽ/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.
- Psalms 31:21 חַסְדּ֥/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Praise be to Yahweh, For he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.
- Psalms 32:10 חֶ֝֗סֶד n c ms Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, But he who trusts in Yahweh, loving kindness shall surround him.
- Psalms 33:5 חֶ֥סֶד n c ms cs He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
- Psalms 33:18 לְ/חַסְדּֽ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his loving kindness;
- Psalms 33:22 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, Since we have hoped in you.
- Psalms 36:5 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Your loving kindness, Yahweh, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
- Psalms 36:7 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 36:10 חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
- Psalms 40:10 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
- Psalms 40:11 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Don't withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
- Psalms 42:8 חַסְדּ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: A prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalms 44:26 חַסְדֶּֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness' sake.
- Psalms 48:9 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms We have thought about your loving kindness, God, In the midst of your temple.
- Psalms 51:1 כְּ/חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 52:1 חֶ֥סֶד n c ms cs Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
- Psalms 52:8 בְ/חֶֽסֶד prep + n c ms cs But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever.
- Psalms 57:3 חַסְדּ֥/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He will send from heaven, and save me, He rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
- Psalms 57:10 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, And your truth to the skies.
- Psalms 59:10 חסד/ו חַסְדִּ֣/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
- Psalms 59:16 חַ֫סְדֶּ֥/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, A refuge in the day of my distress.
- Psalms 59:17 חַסְדִּֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
- Psalms 61:7 חֶ֥סֶד n c ms He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
- Psalms 62:12 חָ֑סֶד n c ms Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, For you reward every man according to his work.
- Psalms 63:3 חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Because your loving kindness is better than life, My lips shall praise you.
- Psalms 66:20 וְ֝/חַסְדּ֗/וֹ conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, Nor his loving kindness from me.
- Psalms 69:13 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
- Psalms 69:16 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.
- Psalms 77:8 חַסְדּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?
- Psalms 85:7 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.
- Psalms 85:10 חֶֽסֶד n c ms Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
- Psalms 86:5 חֶ֝֗סֶד n c ms For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; Abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
- Psalms 86:13 חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
- Psalms 86:15 חֶ֥סֶד n c ms But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, Slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
- Psalms 88:11 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?
- Psalms 89:1 חַֽסְדֵ֣י n c mp cs I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 89:2 חֶ֣סֶד n c ms I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."
- Psalms 89:14 חֶ֥סֶד n c ms Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
- Psalms 89:24 וְ/חַסְדִּ֣/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
- Psalms 89:28 חַסְדִּ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.
- Psalms 89:33 וְ֭/חַסְדִּ/י conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, Nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
- Psalms 89:49 חֲסָדֶ֖י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, Which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
- Psalms 90:14 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
- Psalms 92:2 חַסְֽדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms To proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, And your faithfulness every night,
- Psalms 94:18 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms When I said, "My foot is slipping!" Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.
- Psalms 98:3 חַסְדּ֨/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Psalms 100:5 חַסְדּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, His faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 101:1 חֶֽסֶד n c ms I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
- Psalms 103:4 חֶ֣סֶד n c ms Who redeems your life from destruction; Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;
- Psalms 103:8 חָֽסֶד n c ms Yahweh is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
- Psalms 103:11 חַ֝סְדּ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
- Psalms 103:17 וְ/חֶ֤סֶד conj + n c ms cs But Yahweh's loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, His righteousness to children's children;
- Psalms 106:1 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 106:7 חֲסָדֶ֑י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn't remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
- Psalms 106:45 חסד/ו חֲסָדָֽי/ו n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms He remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
- Psalms 107:1 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Give thanks to Yahweh, For he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 107:8 חַסְדּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Psalms 107:15 חַסְדּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Psalms 107:21 חַסְדּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men!
- Psalms 107:31 חַסְדּ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, For his wonderful works for the children of men!
- Psalms 107:43 חַֽסְדֵ֥י n c mp cs Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
- Psalms 108:4 חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
- Psalms 109:12 חָ֑סֶד n c ms Let there be none to extend kindness to him, Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
- Psalms 109:16 חָ֥סֶד n c ms Because he didn't remember to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, The broken in heart, to kill them.
- Psalms 109:21 חַ֝סְדְּ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name's sake, Because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
- Psalms 109:26 כְ/חַסְדֶּֽ/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;
- Psalms 115:1 חַ֝סְדְּ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, But to your name give glory, For your loving kindness, and for your truth's sake.
- Psalms 117:2 חַסְדּ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh's faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 118:1 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:2 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let Israel now say That his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:3 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let the house of Aaron now say That his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:4 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Now let those who fear Yahweh say That his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 118:29 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 119:41 חֲסָדֶ֣/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, Your salvation, according to your word.
- Psalms 119:64 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
- Psalms 119:76 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, According to your word to your servant.
- Psalms 119:88 כְּ/חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, So I will obey the statutes of your mouth.
- Psalms 119:124 כְ/חַסְדֶּ֗/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.
- Psalms 119:149 כְ/חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.
- Psalms 119:159 כְּֽ/חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
- Psalms 130:7 הַ/חֶ֑סֶד ptcl def.art + n c ms Israel, hope in Yahweh, For with Yahweh there is loving kindness. With him is abundant redemption.
- Psalms 136:1 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 136:2 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Give thanks to the God of gods; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 136:3 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Give thanks to the Lord of lords; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:4 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who alone does great wonders; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:5 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who by understanding made the heavens; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:6 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who spread out the earth above the waters; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:7 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who made the great lights; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:8 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The sun to rule by day; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:9 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The moon and stars to rule by night; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:10 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:11 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms And brought out Israel from among them; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:12 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:13 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who divided the Red Sea apart; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:14 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms And made Israel to pass through the midst of it; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:15 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:16 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who led his people through the wilderness; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:17 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms To him who struck great kings; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:18 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms And killed mighty kings; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:19 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Sihon king of the Amorites; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:20 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Og king of Bashan; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:21 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms And gave their land as an inheritance; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:22 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Even a heritage to Israel his servant; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:23 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Who remembered us in our low estate; For his loving kindness endures forever;
- Psalms 136:24 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms And has delivered us from our adversaries; For his loving kindness endures forever:
- Psalms 136:25 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Who gives food to every creature; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 136:26 חַסְדּֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 138:2 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will bow down toward your holy temple, And give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; For you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
- Psalms 138:8 חַסְדְּ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don't forsake the works of your own hands.
- Psalms 141:5 חֶ֡סֶד n c ms Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; Let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; Don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
- Psalms 143:8 חַסְדֶּ/ךָ֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, For I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to you.
- Psalms 143:12 וּֽ/בְ/חַסְדְּ/ךָ֮ conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant.
- Psalms 144:2 חַסְדִּ֥/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs My loving kindness, my fortress, My high tower, my deliverer, My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdues my people under me.
- Psalms 145:8 חָֽסֶד n c ms Yahweh is gracious, merciful, Slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
- Psalms 147:11 לְ/חַסְדּֽ/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his loving kindness.
About this entry
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At its core, חסד (chêçêd) means “kindness.” The word gravitates to Psalms (53%), then Genesis and 2 Samuel. It turns up in 241 verses across 28 books, a common footprint. Not a single-sense word: its full sense range also takes in “goodness” and “faithfulness”. Older and newer Bibles part ways — “mercy” in the King James Version, “loving devotion” (Berean Standard Bible) and “covenant faithfulness” (unfoldingWord Literal Text) in modern versions. See the renderings breakdown. Dig into 241-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H2617 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 241
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 241 distinct verses.
- 28 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 28 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #191
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 191 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 241 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 241 distinct verses.
- Writings (Ketuvim) 171 verses · 71%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 49 verses · 20%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 21 verses · 9%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Mercy 118×, Kindness 29×, Lovingkindness 16×
- American Standard Version†: Lovingkindness 127×, Kindness 24×, Lovingkindnesses 7×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Loving devotion 163×, Kindness 30×, According to your loving devotion 6×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Covenant faithfulness 170×, Kindness 25×, Covenant faithfulness of 11×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H2617 across 248† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 45 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H2617 across 245† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 56 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H2617 across 247† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 23 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H2617 across 247† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 22 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
19 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 19 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
חסד I
- I. of man:
- 1. kindness of men towards men, in doing favours and benefits 1 S 20:15; 2 S 16:17 ψ 141:5 Pr 19:22; 20:6; ח׳ יהוה 1 S 20:14 the kindness of י׳ (such as he shews, Thes MV; that sworn to by oath to Yahweh Mich Dathe; shewn out of reverence to Yahweh Th Ke), cf. ח׳ אלהים 2 S 9:3; תּוֹרַת־ח׳ Pr 31:26 instruction in kindness, kindly instruction עָשָׂה חֶסֶד עִמָּדִי do or shew kindness (in dealing) with me Gn 20:13; 40:14 (E), 1 S 20:14; 2 S 10:2 (עִמִּי in ‖ 1 Ch 19:2); c. עִם Gn 21:23 (E), 24:12, 14; Jos 2:12(×2) Ju 1:24 (J), 8:35; 1 S 15:6; 2 S 2:5; 3:8; 9:1, 3, 7, 10:2a = 1 Ch 19:2a, 1 Ch 19:2b; 2 Ch 24:22; c. עַל 1 S 20:8; c. לְ 1 K 2:7; נשׂא ח׳ לפני obtain kindness before Est 2:9, 17; היטיב ח׳ Ru 3:10. e.g. 1 Samuel 20:15
- 2. kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy Pr 20:28; Jb 6:14; אישׁ חסד merciful man Pr 11:17 (opp. אַכְזָרִי); מַלְכֵי ח׳ merciful kings 1 K 20:31; עשׂה ח׳ ψ 109:16; in this sense usually with other attributes (v. also infr. II. 2); ‖ אמת Ho 4:1; Is 16:5; ח׳ ואמת Pr 3:3; 14:22; 16:6; 20:28; עשׂה ח׳ ואמת Gn 24:49; 47:29; Jos 2:14 (J; RV gives these under 1); ‖ צדקה Ho 10:12; צדקה וח׳ Pr 21:21; ‖ משׁפט Mi 6:8; ח׳ ומשׁפט Ho 12:7; ‖ חוֹנֵן ψ 109:12; ח׳ ורחמים Zc 7:9 Dn 1:9.—(On Ho 6:4, 6 v. 3 infr.) e.g. Proverbs 20:28
- 3. (rarely) affection of Isr. to י׳, love to God, piety: ח׳ נְעוּרַיִךְ Je 2:2 piety of thy youth (‖ love of thine espousals to Yahweh); poss. also חַסְדְּכֶם כַּעֲנַן־בֹּקֶר Ho 6:4 your piety is like a morning cloud (fleeting), and כִּי חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלאֹ־זָ֑בַח Ho 6:6 for piety I delight in and not in peace-offering (‖ דעת אלהים, cf. 1 S 15:22);—so Wü Now Hi (v 4) Che; Ke Hi (v 6) al. sub 2 (or 1);—אַנְשֵׁי חֶסֶד men of piety Is 57:1 (‖ צַדִּיק); pl. pious acts 2 Ch 32:32; 35:26; Ne 13:14. e.g. Jeremiah 2:2
- 4. lovely appearance: כָּל־חַסְדּוֹ כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה Is 40:6 all its loveliness as the flower of the field (so Thes Hi De Che Di al.; but δόξα 𝔊 1 Pet 1:24 & gloria 𝔙 favour an original reading הוֹדוֹ Lo or כְּבֹדוֹ Ew, see BrMP 375; Du הֲדָרוֹ). e.g. Isaiah 40:6
- II. of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures. He is חַסְדָּם their goodness, favour Jon 2:9; חַסְדִּי ψ 144:2; אֱלֹהֵי חַסְדִּי God of my kindness ψ 59:18; in v 11 read אֱלֹהַי חַסְדּוֹ my God with his kindness 𝔖 𝔙 Ew Hup De Pe Che Bae; his is the kindness ψ 62:13; it is with him ψ 130:7; he delights in it Mi 7:18. e.g. Jonah 2:9
- 1. specif. lovingkindness:
- a. in redemption from enemies and troubles Gn 19:19; 39:21 (J), Ex 15:13 (song), Je 31:3; Ezr 7:28; 9:9 ψ 21:8; 31:17, 22; 32:10; 33:22; 36:8, 11; 42:9; 44:27; 48:10; 59:17; 66:20; 85:8; 90:14; 94:18; 107:8, 15, 21, 31; 143:8, 12; Jb 37:13; Ru 1:8; 2:20; men should trust in it ψ 13:6; 52:10; rejoice in it ψ 31:8; hope in it ψ 33:18; 147:11. e.g. Genesis 19:19
- b. in preservation of life from death ψ 6:5; 86:13 Jb 10:12. e.g. Psalms 6:5
- c. in quickening of spiritual life ψ 109:26; 119:41, 76, 88, 124, 149, 159. e.g. Psalms 109:26
- d. in redemption from sin ψ 25:7; 51:3. e.g. Psalms 25:7
- e. in keeping the covenants, with Abraham Mi 7:20; with Moses and Israel שׁמר הַבְּרִית וְ(הַ)חֶסֶד keepeth the covenant and the lovingkindness Dt 7:9, 12; 1 K 8:23 = 2 Ch 6:14, Ne 1:5; 9:32; Dn 9:4; with David and his dynasty 2 S 7:15 = 1 Ch 17:13, 2 S 22:51 = ψ 18:51, 1 K 3:6(×2) = 2 Ch 1:8, ψ 89:29, 34; with the wife Zion Is 54:10. e.g. Micah 7:20
- 2. חֶסֶד is grouped with other divine attributes: חסד ואמת kindness (lovingkindness) and fidelity Gn 24:27 (J), ψ 25:10; 40:11, 12; 57:4; 61:8; 85:11; 89:15; 115:1; 138:2; עשׂה ח׳ ואמת עם 2 S 2:6; 15:20 (𝔊, v. Dr); c. אֶת־ Gn 24:49; רַב ח׳ ואמת Ex 34:6 (JE), ψ 86:15; also ‖ אמת Mi 7:20 ψ 26:3; 117:2; ‖ אֱמוּנָה ψ 88:12; 89:3; 92:3; אמונה וח׳ ψ 89:25; ח׳ ואמונה ψ 98:3; ‖ רחמים ψ 77:9; ח׳ ורחמים Je 16:5; Ho 2:21 ψ 103:4; ח׳ ומשׁפט Je 9:23 ψ 101:1; ‖ צדקה ψ 36:11; טוב וח׳ ψ 23:6. e.g. Genesis 24:27
- 3. the kindness of God is
- a. abundant: רַב־חֶסֶד abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness) Nu 14:18 (J), Ne 9:17 (Qr), Jo 2:13; Jon 4:2 ψ 86:5; 103:8 (cf. Ex 34:6 JE; ψ 86:15); רֹב חַסְדְּךָ Ne 13:22 ψ 5:8; 69:14; 106:7 (𝔊 𝔙 Aq 𝔗, to be preferred to MT חֲסָדֶיךָ); רֹב חֲסָדָו֯ La 3:32 ψ 106:45 (Kt 𝔊 in both to be preferred). e.g. Numbers 14:18
- b. great in extent: גֹּדֶל ח׳ greatness of thy mercy Nu 14:19 (J); גְּדָו֯ל־ח׳ ψ 145:8; it is kept for thousands Ex 34:7 (JE), Je 32:18, especially of those connected with lovers of י׳, Ex 20:6 = Dt 5:10; for 1000 generations Dt 7:9; it is great as the heavens ψ 57:11; 103:11, cf. 36:6; 108:5; the earth is full of it ψ 33:5; 119:64. e.g. Numbers 14:19
- c. everlasting: לעולם חסדוֹ Je 33:11; 1 Ch 16:34, 41; 2 Ch 5:13; 7:3, 6; 20:21; Ezr 3:11 ψ 100:5; 106:1; 107:1; 118:1, 2, 3, 4, 29; 136:1–26 (26 times); חסדךָ לעולם ψ 138:8; ח׳ מעולם ועד עולם ψ 103:17; ח׳ עולם Is 54:8; ח׳ אל כל היום ψ 52:3. e.g. Jeremiah 33:11
- d. good: כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ ψ 69:17; 109:21; כי טוב חסדךָ מחיים ψ 63:4. e.g. Psalms 69:17
- 4. pl. mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness to Israel: shewn to Jacob Gn 32:11 (R); but mostly late Is 63:7 ψ 25:6; 89:2; כְּרֹב חסדיו Is 63:7, see 3 a; promised in the Davidic covenant ψ 89:50; חַסְדֵי דָוִיד mercies to David Is 55:3; 2 Ch 6:42; mercies in general La 3:22 ψ 17:7; 107:43 f.—חֶסֶד in n.pr.m. בן־ח׳ v. sub בֵּן. On Lv 20:17; Pr 14:34 v. ii. חֶסֶד sub II. חסד. e.g. Genesis 32:11
- 1. specif. lovingkindness:
חסד II shame, reproach, only abs.
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. n.m. 2 S 16:17 goodness, kindness;—abs. ח׳ Gn 24:12 + 85 times; חָ֑סֶד Gn 39:21 + 12 times; cstr. חֶסֶד 1 S 20:14 + 8 times; sf. חַסְדִּי ψ 59:18 + 120 times sfs.; pl. חֲסָדִים Gn 32:11; cstr. חַסְדֵי Is 55:3 + 5 times (BaerJes p. 79 Ges§ 93, R. 1 F.); sf. חֲסָדַי Ne 13:14 + 10 times sfs.; (not in H or P).
II. n.m. shame, reproach, only abs.:—ח׳ הוּא Lv 20:17 (H) it is a shame (shameful thing); ח׳ לְאֻמִּים חַטָּאת Pr 14:34 sin is a reproach to peoples.
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from חסד (châçad) (H2616) — to be kind.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
חָסַד I
- (v. next w.) to be white, pure, charitable, graceful.—Part. pass. חָסוּד, fem. חֲסוּדָה, endowed with חֶסֶד, graceful. Keth. 17ᵃ (in a bridal song) כלה נאה וח׳ handsome and graceful bride. Num. R. s. 12; Cant. R. to III, 10 (not חסידה).
חָסַד II
- ; Pi. חִסֵּד, חִשֵּׂד [to scrape off,] (cmp. גדף, גרף) to jeer, scoff at, to shame. Ruth R. to IV, 8 שחִסְּדָן ברבים (or שחֲסָדָן; ed. Wil. שחשדן) he scoffed at them publicly (speaking ironically, with ref. to II Chr. XIII, 8); Y. Yeb. XVII, beg. 15ᶜ שחִישֵּׂד וכ׳ he jeered at Jeroboam; Gen. R. s. 65; ib. s. 73 שחסדם ed. Wil. (oth. שחש׳); Lev. R. s. 33; Midr. Sam. ch. XVIII שחִיסְּדָן; Yalk. Kings 205 ומְחַשֵּׂד.—Ex. R. s. 30 (ref. to Ex. II, 14) שחִיסְּדוּ וכ׳ when Dathan and Abiram sneered at him. Ib. בזה שחִיסַּדְתֶּם אותו וכ׳ with the very word (שופט) with which you sneered at him, I shall give him the rulership (משפטים). Pesik. R. s. 42 מְחַסְּדִים את שרה (not מחסרו׳) jeered at Sarah; a. e.—V. חִיסּוּד. e.g. 2 Chronicles 13:8
חֲסַד
- 1. to be put to shame (be whitened). Targ. Ps. XXXIV, 6 Ms. (ed. עצבו). Ib. XL, 15 (ed. Lag. a. oth. Ithpa.; some ed. ר for ד).
- 2. to shame &c.; v. infra.
- to jeer, blaspheme, disgrace (in ed. frequ. Pe.). Targ. I Sam. XVII, 36. Targ. Prov. XXV, 10 נַחְסִידָךְ Lev. (ed. נֶחְסְדָךְ); a. fr. [Some ed. ר for ד.]
- to be reviled, put to shame. Targ. Ps. LXXI, 24; a. e.; v. supra. Targ. Prov. XX, 4 (v. LXX).
חֶסֶד
- grace, kindness, love, charity. Sifra K’dosh., Par. 4, ch. X (ref. to חסד, Lev. XX, 17) שמא תאמר … ח׳ הוא if you will object, why did Cain marry his sister? (Answ.) It was an act of kindness (to secure the propagation of the race); Y. Yeb. XI, 11ᵈ top ח׳ עשיתי וכ׳ I (the Lord) dealt kindly with &c.—חוט של ח׳, v. חוּט. Succ. 49ᵇ אין צדקה … לפי ח׳ שבה charity is rewarded only in proportion to the benevolence in it. Ib. תורה של ח׳ a study of love (for its own sake); a. fr.—Ruth R. Par. 3, beg., v. חִסְדָּאָה.—Gen. R. s. 8 ח׳ אומר Charity said &c.—Pl. חֲסָדִים acts of kindness. Succ. l. c.; a. fr.; v. גָּמַל a. גְּמִילוּת. e.g. Leviticus 20:17
חֶסֶד ²
- Targ. Y. Lev. XX, 17 (v. Y. Yeb. Xl, 11ᵈ top, quot. in preced). Targ. Gen. XXXIX, 21; a. fr.—Y. Ab. Zar. III, 42ᶜ top; Y. Ḥag. II, 77ᵈ bot., v. גְּמַל; a. e.—Pl. חִסְדַּיָּא, חַסְ׳; חִסְדִּין, חַסְ׳, חִיסְ׳. Targ. O. Gen. XXXII, 11. Targ. Ps. CVII, 43; a. e.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 108 distinct written forms H2617 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 48 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 5 — not the complete family. 2 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 179 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 241 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 19:19
- Exodus 15:13
- Leviticus 20:17
- Numbers 14:18
- Deuteronomy 5:10
- Joshua 2:12
- Judges 1:24
- Ruth 1:8
- 1 Samuel 15:6
- 2 Samuel 2:5
- 1 Kings 2:7
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
