Be kind
חָסַדStrong’s H2616chasad (cha-sad)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chasad is the Hebrew word usually translated “show yourself faithful” and “should bring shame you”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.”
Meaning
- To be good, be kind(Hithpael) to show kindness to oneself
- To be reproached, be ashamed(Piel) to be put to shame, be reproached
How it's translated
- you show yourself faithful 2
- he should bring shame you 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 1
- Psalms 1
- Proverbs 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
חָסַד chasad · be kind
1) to be good, be kind 1a) (Hithpael) to show kindness to oneself
חָסַד chasad · to shame
1) to be reproached, be ashamed 1a) (Piel) to be put to shame, be reproached
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.