חֵסֵד (chêçêd) — Favour

Hebrew word study: חֵסֵד (chêçêd), Strong's H2617. kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

HebrewStrong's H2617
Quick definition
Hebrew word
חֵסֵד (chêçêd)
Pronounced: kheh'-sed

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

Word study
Derivation: from H2616 (חָסַד);

KJV translation words: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Where this word appears

Strong's H2617 is tagged on 247 words in 241 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:19 and last appears in Zechariah 7:9.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

covenant loyalty his ×54covenant loyalty ×44covenant loyalty your ×32loyalty ×24according to covenant loyalty your ×7and covenant loyalty my ×5and the covenant loyalty ×5the covenant loyalties of ×5the covenant loyalty of ×5and loyalty ×4in covenant loyalty your ×4the covenant loyalty ×4

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

חֶסֶד ×66חַסְדּוֹ ×58חַסְדְּךָ ×19חַסְדֶּךָ ×15חָסֶד ×12הַחֶסֶד ×6וְהַחֶסֶד ×5וְחַסְדִּי ×5חַסְדֵי ×5וָחֶסֶד ×4

Books where it appears most

Psalms ×1272 Samuel ×12Genesis ×11Proverbs ×112 Chronicles ×10Isaiah ×8Jeremiah ×6Hosea ×6

Verses (first 25 of 241)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H2616 חָסַד (châçad).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H1136 בֶּן־חֶסֶד (Ben-Cheçed), H2618 חֶסֶד (Cheçed), H2619 חֲסַדְיָה (Chăçadyâh), H3142 יוּשַׁב חֶסֶד (Yûwshab Cheçed).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does chêçêd (H2617) mean?

Kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty.

How is H2617 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H2617 as: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing..

How often does חֵסֵד (chêçêd) appear?

Strong's H2617 is tagged on 247 words in 241 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:19 and last appears in Zechariah 7:9.