Psalm 18:50:7Ps.18.50.W7TABWLC Psalms 18:51
חֶ֝סֶד
khesed
“kindness”
- Transliteration
- khe-SED
- Extended
- kheh-SEHD
- IPA
- /ħɛˈsɛð/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-o-SE khe-SED
- clause
ve-o-SE khe-SED lim-shi-KHO le-DA-vid ul-zar-O aD-o-LAM
- sentence
mag-DIL mag-DIL ye-shu-OT mal-KO ve-o-SE khe-SED lim-shi-KHO le-DA-vid ul-zar-O aD-o-LAM
Exegesis
A second participial clause veoseh {וְעֹ֤שֶׂה | wə-ʿōśeh} ‘and doing’ coordinates a parallel action, linking saving power with relational faithfulness through chesed {חֶ֨סֶד | ḥéseḏ} ‘steadfast love’. The prepositional sequence limshicho... le-david...
Root and etymology
consonantschet–samekh–dalet
“loyal kindness”
In context — Psalm 18:50
Greatly He magnifies deliverances for His king, and He shows steadfast love to His anointed, to David, and to his offspring, forever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:50:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 18:50, so the Hebrew word חֶ֝סֶד (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 Ps.18.50.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.50.W7.S1) and character.