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title: חָסַד — be good · The Tanakh dictionary
description: חָסַד (2616), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: be good. BDB 1906: vb. be good, kind. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# חָסַד

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«חָסַד» in the Tanakh dictionary: **be good** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** 2616 · **BDB:** חָסַד

### Glosses

you.show.yourself.faithful (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

be good [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2616/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. be good, kind [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2616/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. 1. be good, kind (NH חָסַד in deriv. חָסִיד pious; Aramaic חֲסַד be kind, mild (then beg), chiefly in deriv. חִסְדָּא etc.; cf. perhaps Arabic حَشَدَ usually pl. they assembled, sq. لَهُ they combined for him, and took pains to shew him courtesy Lane 574c, v. also RSProph. 409 (and Schu AE v. in Thes); \>Thes al. who find primary meaning in eager zeal or desire (‖ קנא), whence develop kindness (as above), and envy, Arabic حَسَدَ, حَسَدٌ envy (vb. \& n.), Aramaic חֲסַד be put to shame, ܚܰܣܶܕ חַסֵּד reproach, revile, v. II. חסד)—only Impf. עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד thou shewest thyself kind 2 S 22:26 = ψ 18:26.—On Pr 25:10 v. II. חסד.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (6 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «חָסַד» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1495/2616/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[2 Samuel 22:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.22.26/)

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עִם־חָסִ֖יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גִּבּ֥וֹר תָּמִ֖ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

*Word for word:* with a.faithful.\[person\] you.show.yourself.faithful with a.mighty.\[man\] blameless you.show.yourself.blameless

*JPS 1917:* With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright,

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[Psalms 18:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.18.26/)

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עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

*Word for word:* with a.faithful.\[person\] you.show.yourself.faithful with a.man blameless you.show.yourself.blameless

*JPS 1917:* With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright;

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