Chesed — Lovingkindness
Perhaps the richest word in the Hebrew Bible: loyal, covenant-keeping mercy. The refrain 'his mercy endureth for ever' repeats it 26 times in Psalm 136 alone.
Pronunciation: kheh'-sed
Hebrew · Strong's H2617 · 241 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV translations: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Chesed in the Bible — example verses
“Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:”Genesis 19:19 (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.”Genesis 20:13 (KJV)
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.”Genesis 21:23 (KJV)
“And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.”Genesis 24:12 (KJV)
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”Genesis 24:14 (KJV)
“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.”Genesis 24:27 (KJV)
“And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”Genesis 24:49 (KJV)
“I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.”Genesis 32:10 (KJV)
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