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H2617

חֶסֶד

cheçed [kheh'-sed] Noun
Core meaningkindness

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H2617

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

KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Etymology: from 2616 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

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

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