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חָסִיד

Properly, kind , i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

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חָסִידH2623
Pronunciationḥāsîḏ

What does חָסִיד (ḥāsîḏ) mean in the Bible?

חָסִיד (ḥāsîḏ): One devoted to covenant loyalty; the pious person who embodies both kindness and religious devotion to God.

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Questions this entry answers

What does חָסִיד (ḥāsîḏ) mean in the Bible?

חָסִיד (ḥāsîḏ): One devoted to covenant loyalty; the pious person who embodies both kindness and religious devotion to God.

How does the BSB render H2623?

The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include His saints (5), of His saints (3), the godly (3), and Your saints (2), of Your saints (2).

Where does חָסִיד (ḥāsîḏ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (25), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Chronicles (1), 2 Samuel (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
His saints5×Psalms 31:23, Psalms 37:28, Psalms 85:8, Psalms 148:14
of His saints3×Psalms 97:10, Psalms 116:15, Proverbs 2:8
the godly3×Psalms 4:3, Psalms 12:1, Psalms 32:6
and Your saints2×Psalms 132:9, Psalms 145:10
of Your saints2×Psalms 52:9, Psalms 79:2
the faithful2×2 Samuel 22:26, Psalms 18:25
. . .1×Psalms 43:1
and her saints1×Psalms 132:16
and kind1×Psalms 145:17
and may Your godly ones1×2 Chronicles 6:41
godly1×Psalms 86:2
Let the saints1×Psalms 149:5
merciful1×Jeremiah 3:12
My saints1×Psalms 50:5
O you His saints1×Psalms 30:4
of His faithful ones1×1 Samuel 2:9
of the godly1×Psalms 149:1
The godly [man]1×Micah 7:2
to Your godly1×Deuteronomy 33:8
to Your godly ones1×Psalms 89:19
Your Holy One1×Psalms 16:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:8חֲסִידֶ֑ךָtoto Your godlyAdjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1 Samuel 2:9חֲסִידוֹtoof His faithful onesNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2 Samuel 22:26חָסִ֖ידtothe faithfulAdjective - masculine singular2 Chronicles 6:41וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָtoand may Your godly onesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 4:3חָסִ֣ידtothe godlyAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 12:1חָסִ֑ידtothe godlyAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 16:10חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗toYour Holy OneAdjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 18:25חָסִ֥ידtothe faithfulAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 30:4חֲסִידָ֑יוtoO you His saintsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 31:23חֲסִ֫ידָ֥יוtoHis saintsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 33:8
Aligned rows32
Books represented8
Deuteronomy11 Samuel12 Samuel12 Chronicles1Psalms25Proverbs1Jeremiah1Micah1
Source forms
חֲסִידָ֑יו3xḥă·sî·ḏāwPsalms 30:4, Psalms 85:8, Psalms 97:10
חָסִ֑יד2xḥā·sîḏPsalms 12:1, Psalms 43:1
חֲסִידוֹ2xḥă·sī·ḏō1 Samuel 2:9, Proverbs 2:8
חֲסִידָ֗יו2xḥă·sî·ḏāwPsalms 148:14, Psalms 149:9
וְ֝חָסִ֗יד1xwə·ḥā·sîḏPsalms 145:17
וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָ1xwa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·hāPsalms 132:16
וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָ1xwa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵā2 Chronicles 6:41
וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ1xwa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 132:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular9x2 Samuel 22:26, Psalms 4:3, Psalms 12:1, Psalms 18:25
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular9x1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 30:4, Psalms 31:23, Psalms 37:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular3x2 Chronicles 6:41, Psalms 132:9, Psalms 145:10
Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 33:8, Psalms 16:10
Noun - masculine plural2xPsalms 149:1, Psalms 149:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular2xPsalms 52:9, Psalms 79:2
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular1xPsalms 145:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xPsalms 132:16
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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