2 Chronicles 20:21:162 Chr.20.21.W16TAB
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
khasdo
“his steadfast love”
- Transliteration
- khas-DO
- Extended
- khahs-DOH
- IPA
- /ħasˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his steadfast love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khas-DO
- clause
be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets el-ha-AM va-ya-a-MED me-sho-ra-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH u-me-hal-le-LIM le-had-RAT-KO-desh be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Exegesis
Veomrim hodu laYHWH ki leolam chasdo {וְאֹמְרִים הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ | wĕ-’ōm-rîm hō-dū la-YHWH kî lĕ-‘ō-lām ḥa-ṣā-ḏō} links the imperative ‘give thanks’ with a causal clause introduced by ki, encapsulating the liturgical refrain in battle worship.
Root and etymology
ch-s-dchet–samekh–dalet
“lovingkindness, covenant loyalty”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:21
And he consulted with the people and appointed singers to the LORD and praisers for the splendor of holiness , as they went out before the vanguard, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 20:21, so the Hebrew word חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (khasdo) 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 2 Chr.20.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.21.W16.S1) and character.