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חֵסֵד
chêçêd · Hebrew · Strong's H2617 · 247 occurrences
The KJV renders 17 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ness”
What it means
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
from H2616 (חָסַד);
How the KJV renders it
favour, good deedliness, ness, kindly, lovingkindness, merciful, mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“ness”
“reproach”
also renders oneidízō (G3679), oneidismós (G3680), hýbris (G5196), óneidos (G3681), loidoría (G3059), hybrízō (G5195), atimía (G819), gâdaph (H1442), châraph (H2778), cherpâh (H2781), kᵉlimmâh (H3639), qâlôwn (H7036)
“favour”
“merciful”
“pity”
also renders chûwç (H2347), châmal (H2550), râcham (H7355), racham (H7356)
“mercy”
also renders hósios (G3741), oiktirmós (G3628), rᵉchêm (H7359)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
247 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 16:34 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:41 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever;
1 Chronicles 17:13 · HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you;
1 Chronicles 19:2 · HNcmsa
David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.
1 Kings 2:7 · HNcmsa
But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
1 Kings 3:6 · HNcmsa
Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
1 Kings 8:23 HC/Td/Ncmsa1 Kings 20:31 HNcmsa1 Samuel 15:6 HNcmsa1 Samuel 20:8 HNcmsa1 Samuel 20:14 HNcmsc1 Samuel 20:15 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 1:8 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 5:13 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 6:14 HC/Td/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 6:42 HR/Ncmpc2 Chronicles 7:3 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 7:6 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 20:21 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 24:22 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 32:32 HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 35:26 HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 2:5 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 2:6 HNcmsa2 Samuel 3:8 HNcmsa2 Samuel 7:15 HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs2 Samuel 9:1 HNcmsa2 Samuel 9:3 HNcmsc2 Samuel 9:7 HNcmsa2 Samuel 10:2 HNcmsa2 Samuel 15:20 HNcmsa2 Samuel 16:17 HNcmsc/Sp2ms2 Samuel 22:51 HNcmsaDaniel 1:9 HR/NcmsaDaniel 9:4 HC/Td/NcmsaDeuteronomy 5:10 HNcmsaDeuteronomy 7:9 HC/Td/NcmsaDeuteronomy 7:12 HTd/NcmsaEsther 2:9 HNcmsaEsther 2:17 HC/NcmsaExodus 15:13 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msExodus 20:6 HNcmsaExodus 34:6 HNcmsaExodus 34:7 HNcmsaEzra 3:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msEzra 7:28 HNcmsaEzra 9:9 HNcmsaGenesis 19:19 HNcmsc/Sp2msGenesis 20:13 HNcmsc/Sp2fsGenesis 21:23 HRd/NcmsaGenesis 24:12 HNcmsaGenesis 24:14 HNcmsaGenesis 24:27 HNcmsc/Sp3msGenesis 24:49 HNcmsaGenesis 32:10 HTd/NcmpaGenesis 39:21 HNcmsaGenesis 40:14 HNcmsaGenesis 47:29 HNcmsaHosea 2:19 HC/R/NcmsaHosea 4:1 HNcmsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.