Strong's H2616

חָסַד

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only in courtesy to an equal), i.e. to be kind; also (by euphemistically, but rarely) to reprove

Derivation

a primitive root; (compare H2603 (חָנַן)); (compare H1288 (בָרַךְ))

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, חָסַד is translated as: shew self merciful, put to shame..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.