Strong's H2616

חָסַד

Transliteration

châçad

Pronunciation

khaw-sad'

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

KJV usage

shew self merciful, put to shame.

Derivation

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

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.