1 Chronicles 19:2:91 Chr.19.2.W9TAB
חֶ֔סֶד
khesed
“kindness”
- Transliteration
- KHE-sed
- Extended
- KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /ˈħɛsɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- kindness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHE-sed
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID e-e-SE-KHE-sed im-KHA-nun ben-na-KHASH ki-a-SA a-VIV im-MI KHE-sed va-yish-LAKH da-VID mal-a-KHIM le-na-kha-MO al-a-VIV
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID e-e-SE-KHE-sed im-KHA-nun ben-na-KHASH ki-a-SA a-VIV im-MI KHE-sed va-yish-LAKH da-VID mal-a-KHIM le-na-kha-MO al-a-VIV va-ya-VO-u av-DE da-VID el-E-rets be-NE-a-MON el-KHA-nun le-na-kha-MO
Exegesis
The imperfect e’eseh {אֶעֱשֶׂה | ’eʾɛ́sɛh} ‘I will do’ introduces his intention, followed by the noun chesed {חֶסֶד | ḥésɛd} ‘kindness’, underscoring covenant loyalty.
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ links to Nahash’s own chesed {חֶסֶד | ḥésɛd}, providing motive.
Root and etymology
chsdHeth–Samekh–Dalet
“steadfast love, loyalty”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:2
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed me kindness.” Then David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. The servants of David went to the land of the Ammonites to comfort Hanun.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 19:2, so the Hebrew word חֶ֔סֶד (khesed) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.19.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.2.W9.S1) and character.