(JE),
ψ 86:15
; also
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אמת
Mi 7:20
ψ 26:3
;
117:2
;
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אֱמוּנָה
ψ 88:12
;
89:3
;
92:3
;
אמונה וח׳
ψ 89:25
;
ח׳ ואמונה
ψ 98:3
;
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רחמים
ψ 77:9
;
ח׳ ורחמים
Je 16:5 Ho 2:21
ψ 103:4
;
ח׳ ומשׁפט
Je 9:23
ψ 101:1
;
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צדקה
ψ 36:11
;
טוב וח׳
ψ 23:6
.
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 ; 160:7 ( Ö É Aq å , to be preferred to MT חֲסָדֶיךָ ); רֹב חֲסָדָו˜ La 3:32 ψ 106:45 ( Kt Ö in both to be preferred). b. great in extent: גֹּדֶל ח׳ greatness of thy mercy Nu 14:19 ( J ); גְּדָו˜ל־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 5:1 0; 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 . c. everlasting: לעולם חסדֹו Je 33:11 1 Ch 16:3 4, 41 2 Ch 5:1 3; 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 ; ועד עולם ח׳ מעולם ψ 103:17 ; ח׳ עולם Is 54: 8;
היום ח׳ אל כל ψ 52:3 . d. good: כִּי־טֹוב חַסְדְּךָ ψ 69:17 ; 109:21 ; כי טוב חסדךָ מחיים ψ 63:4 . 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 80:50
;
חַסְדֵי דָוִיד
mercies to David
Is 55:3 2 Ch 6:4
2;
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
.
•
חָסִיד
S
2623
TWOT
698b
GK
2883
adj.m.
kind, pious
(
so, as denoting active practice of
חֶסֶד
, kindness,
Thes MV De
and most,
cf.
קָצִיר
,
פָּקִיד
etc.;
> Hup
on
ψ 4:4
RVm
who expl. as passive
reception
of
י׳
’s
חֶסֶד
,
cf.
שָׂכִיר
,
אָסִיר
etc.; its use as attribute of God
Je 3:12
ψ 145:17
, and the context
ψ 12:1
Mi 7:2
etc., favour active sense
)
—
ח׳
ψ 4:4
+
9 times;
חֲסִידֶ˜ךָ
Dt 33:8
ψ 89:20
;
חֲסִידְיךָ˜
ψ 16:10
;
pl.
חֲסִידִים
ψ 149:1
,
5
;
sf.
חֲסִידָ˜י
ψ 50:5
;
חֲסִידָו˜
1 S 2:9
+
15 times
sfs.
;—
1.
kind:
a.
of man
עם ח׳ תתחסד
with the kind thou shewest thyself kind
2 S 22:26
=
ψ 18:26
.
b.
of wing of ostrich
אִם אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה
Jb 39:13
is it a kindly pinion?
poss. with play on
חֲסִידָה
n.f.
stork
(is the ostrich kind like the stork?).
c.
of God, only
Je 3:12
ψ 145:17
.
2.
Qr Q erê. Aq Aquila. åÑ Targum. Kt K ethibh . R Redactor (e.g. in Hexateuch).