בַּ/חֶ֨סֶד֙
𐤁/𐤇𐤎𐤃
bachesed
in mercy
from חָסַד; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Isaiah 16:5 · Word #2
Lexicon H2617
| Lemma | חֵסֵד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤎𐤃 |
| Transliteration | chêçêd |
| Strong's | H2617 |
| In-context | in mercy |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2617-01
by the covenant-loyalty
| Root | חסד (ḥ-s-d) |
| Core Meanings | loyalty, covenant devotion, steadfast love, faithful kindness |
| Semantic Range | steadfast love, covenant faithfulness, loyal devotion, mercy, kindness, benevolence, favor, occasionally reproach (in rare contexts) |
| Conceptual Significance | חֶסֶד is a central covenant term describing faithful, enduring loyalty within committed relationships—especially YHWH’s steadfast devotion to His people and the expected reciprocal loyalty among covenant partners. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in/by") with assimilated definite article + masculine singular noun חֶסֶד in the absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֶסֶד is masculine singular absolute, here with the prefixed preposition בְּ and the definite article ("in/by the"). "Covenant-loyalty" preserves the root sense of steadfast, relational faithfulness rather than mere emotion, and the singular form reflects the singular masculine noun. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חסד (loyalty, covenant devotion, steadfast love, faithful kindness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2617-02 |
bechasedekha | in your covenant-loyal love |
H2617-03 |
bechesed | by covenant-loyalty |
H2617-04 |
chasaday | my covenant-loyalties |
Word Usage (251 occurrences of H2617)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:19 | חַסְדְּ/ךָ֗ | chasedekha | your kindness |
| Genesis 20:13 | חַסְדֵּ֔/ךְ | chasedekhe | is your kindness |
| Genesis 21:23 | כַּ/חֶ֜סֶד | kachesed | according to the kindness |