Pious
חָסִידStrong’s H2623chasid (cha-sid)
Appears in 33 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chasid is the Hebrew word usually translated “faithful”, “faithful his” and “faithful your”. It appears in 33 verses of the Old Testament.
“And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;”
Meaning
- Faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, piouskind · pious, godly · faithful ones (subst)
How it's translated
- faithful 9
- faithful his 8
- faithful your 4
- and faithful your 3
- a faithful 2
- and faithful 2
- o faithful his 1
- o faithful my 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 26
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Samuel 1
- 2 Samuel 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Proverbs 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
- 2 Samuel 22:26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
- Psalms 4:3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
- Psalms 12:1Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
- Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Hebrew dictionary
חָסִיד chasid · pious
1) faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious 1a) kind 1b) pious, godly 1c) faithful ones (subst)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pious” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PI'OUS, adjective
[Latin pius.]
- Godly; reverencing and honoring the Supreme Being in heart and in the practice of the duties he has enjoined; having due veneration and affection for the character of God, and habitually obeying his commands; religious; devoted to the service of God; applied to persons.
- Dictated by reverence to God; proceeding from piety; applied to things; as pious awe; pious services of affections; pious sorrow.
- Having due respect and affection for parents or other relatives; practicing the duties of respect and affection towards parents or other near relatives.
- Practiced under the pretense of religion; as pious frauds.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.