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חָסַד S 2616 TWOT 698, 699 GK 2873, 2874 ] vb. 1. be good, kind ( NH חָסַד in deriv. חָסִיד pious; Aramaic חֲסַד be kind, mild (then beg ), chiefly in deriv. חִסְדָּא etc.; cf. perhaps Arabic حَشَدَ ( ḥašada ) usually pl. they assembled , sq. لَﻩُ ( lahu ) they combined for him, and took pains to shew him courtesy Lane 574c, v. also RS Proph. 409 (and Schu AE v. in Thes ); >Thes al. who find primary meaning in eager zeal or desire ( || קנא ), whence develop kindness (as above), and envy , Arabic حَسَدَ , حَسَدٌ ( ḥasada, ḥasadun ) envy ( vb. & n. ), Aramaic חֲסַד be put to shame ,

ܚܰܣܶܕ ( ḥased ) חַסֵּד reproach, revile , v. II. חסד ) —only Hithp. Impf. עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּ˜ד thou shewest thyself kind 2 S 22:26 = ψ 18:26 .—On Pi. Pr 25:10 v.
II. חסד .

I . חֶ˜סֶד S 2617, 2618 TWOT 698a, 699a GK 2875, 2876, 2877247 n.m. 2 S 16:17 goodness, kindness ;— abs. ח׳ Gn 24:12 + 85 times; חָ˜סֶד Gn 39:21 + 12 times; cstr. חֶסֶד 1 S 20:14 + 8 times; sf. חַסְדִּי ψ 59:18 + 120 times sfs. ; pl. חֲסָדִים Gn 32:1 1; cstr. חַסְדֵי Is 55:3 + 5 times (Baer Jes p. 79 Ges § 93, R. 1 F. ); sf. חֲסָדַי Ne 13:14 + 10 times sfs. ; (not in H or P ). 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 19:2 2;

20:6 ; ח׳ יהוה 1 S 20:14 the kindness of י׳ (such as he shews, Thes M V; that sworn to by oath to Yahweh Mich Dathe; shewn out of reverence to Yahweh Th Ke ), cf. ח׳ אלהים 2 S 9: 3; תֹּורַת־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 24:2 2; 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 3:1 0. 2. kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy Pr 20:28 Jb 6:1 4; אישׁ חסד merciful man Pr 11:17 ( opp. אַכְזָרִי ); מַלְכֵי ח׳ merciful kings 1 K 20:3 1;

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

RS W. Robertson Smith, Prophets of Israel. Schu E. Schürer, Gesch. des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi . AE Aben Ezra.

Jes Jesaias. H Code of Holiness. MV Gesenius, Handwörterbuch über das A. T. , edd. F. Mühlau & W. Volck. Mich J. D. Michaelis.

Th O. Thenius.

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