Lexicon chacad: merciful Original Word: חָסַדPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chacad Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-sad') Short Definition: merciful Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [ חָסַד] verb 1. be good, kind (Late Hebrew חָסַד in derivatives חָסִיד pious; Aramaic חֲסַד be kind, mild (then beg), chiefly in derivatives חִסְדָּא etc.; compare perhaps Arabic  usually plural they assembled, followed by  they combined for him, and took pains to shew him courtesy Lane 574c, also RS Proph. iv. n. 9 (and Schu AE see in Thes); > Thes and others Find primary meaning in eager zeal or desire ("" קנא), whence develop kindness (as above), and envy, Arabic  ,  envy (verb & noun), Aramaic חֲסַד be put to shame,  , חַסֵּד reproach, revile, v, II. חסד) — only Hithpa`el Imperfect עִםחָֿסִיד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד thou shewest thyself kind 2 Samuel 22:26 = Psalm 18:26. — On Pi`el Proverbs 25:10 see II. חסד. II. [חָסַד] verb be reproached, ashamed (Aramaism, see RSProph. iv, n. 9; Aramaic חֲסַד be put to shame,  , חַסֵּד reproach, revile; חִסּוּדָא,  shame, reproach, often in ᵑ7 ᵐ5 for חֶרְמָּה); — only Pi`el Imperfect מֶּןיְֿחַסֶּדְךָ Proverbs 25:10 lest he reproach thee, expose thee to shame.
Strong's show self merciful, put to shame A primitive root; properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only (compare chanan) in courtesy to an equal), i.e. To be kind; also (by euphem. (compare barak), but rarely) to reprove -- shew self merciful, put to shame. see HEBREW chanan see HEBREW barak |
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