חֶסֶד (chesed) is a Hebrew noun meaning steadfast love. It appears 251 times in 28 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2617).

Also rendered

• lovingkindness
• mercy
• covenant faithfulness
• kindness

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 698a)

Root family 698: חסד ḥsd — I. Assumed root of the following

• חָסִיד ḥāsîd — kind
• חֲסִידָה ḥăsîdâ — stork
• חָסַד ḥāsad — be reproached

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