Chasad חָסַד

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Chasad
חָסַד
Transliterationchasad
Strong's numberH2616 (H2616A, H2616B)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossbe kind
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent in2 Samuel (1)

Chasad (Hebrew חָסַד, Strong's H2616) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be kind”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H2616A: be kind

1) to be good, be kind
1a) (Hithpael) to show kindness to oneself

H2616B: to shame

1) to be reproached, be ashamed
1a) (Piel) to be put to shame, be reproached

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVmerciful (2), shame (1)
BSByou show yourself faithful (2)

Verses

Every verse with Chasad, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

2 Samuel

Psalms

Proverbs

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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