What does חֶסֶד · דָּוִד · אָמַן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H2617, H1732, H539
חַסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִים
Loyal love, lovingkindness · David , the youngest son of Jesse · properly, to build up or support ; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be ) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
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חֶסֶד H2617 loyal love, lovingkindness
Pronunciation ḥeseḏ
Covenantal loyalty and mercy—God's steadfast commitment to relationship despite human unfaithfulness.
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דָּוִד H1732 David , the youngest son of Jesse
Pronunciation david
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אָמַן H539 properly, to build up or support ; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be ) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
Pronunciation aman
Trust rooted in firm support; to believe is to lean on what is stable and foundational, like a nurse sustains a child.
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What does חַסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִים (ḥasdê Dāwîḏ hanneʾĕmānîm) mean in the Bible?
חֶסֶד · דָּוִד · אָמַן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "faithful covenant mercies of David.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2617, H1732, H539?
H2617, H1732, H539 is connected to 1,434 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. faithful covenant mercies of David.
Strong's H2617, H1732, H539
Lexical occurrences 1,434 verses Source Gloss
faithful covenant mercies of David.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חַסְדֵי דָוִד הַנֶּאֱמָנִים is built from this root:
חָסַד H2616
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain