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.
Hebrew · H2623
חָסִיד
Properly, kind , i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
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חָסִיד H2623
Pronunciation ḥāsîḏ
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
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 saints 5× Psalms 31:23, Psalms 37:28, Psalms 85:8, Psalms 148:14
of His saints 3× Psalms 97:10, Psalms 116:15, Proverbs 2:8
the godly 3× Psalms 4:3, Psalms 12:1, Psalms 32:6
and Your saints 2× Psalms 132:9, Psalms 145:10
of Your saints 2× Psalms 52:9, Psalms 79:2
the faithful 2× 2 Samuel 22:26, Psalms 18:25
. . . 1× Psalms 43:1
and her saints 1× Psalms 132:16
and kind 1× Psalms 145:17
and may Your godly ones 1× 2 Chronicles 6:41
godly 1× Psalms 86:2
Let the saints 1× Psalms 149:5
merciful 1× Jeremiah 3:12
My saints 1× Psalms 50:5
O you His saints 1× Psalms 30:4
of His faithful ones 1× 1 Samuel 2:9
of the godly 1× Psalms 149:1
The godly [man] 1× Micah 7:2
to Your godly 1× Deuteronomy 33:8
to Your godly ones 1× Psalms 89:19
Your Holy One 1× Psalms 16:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:8 חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ to to Your godly Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:9 חֲסִידוֹ to of His faithful ones Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 22:26 חָסִ֖יד to the faithful Adjective - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 6:41 וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָ to and may Your godly ones Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 4:3 חָסִ֣יד to the godly Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 12:1 חָסִ֑יד to the godly Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 16:10 חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ to Your Holy One Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 18:25 חָסִ֥יד to the faithful Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 30:4 חֲסִידָ֑יו to O you His saints Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 31:23 חֲסִ֫ידָ֥יו to His saints Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 33:8
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 8
Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 25 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
חֲסִידָ֑יו 3x ḥă·sî·ḏāw Psalms 30:4, Psalms 85:8, Psalms 97:10
חָסִ֑יד 2x ḥā·sîḏ Psalms 12:1, Psalms 43:1
חֲסִידוֹ 2x ḥă·sī·ḏō 1 Samuel 2:9, Proverbs 2:8
חֲסִידָ֗יו 2x ḥă·sî·ḏāw Psalms 148:14, Psalms 149:9
וְ֝חָסִ֗יד 1x wə·ḥā·sîḏ Psalms 145:17
וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָ 1x wa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·hā Psalms 132:16
וַחֲסִידֶ֖יךָ 1x wa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵā 2 Chronicles 6:41
וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ 1x wa·ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 132:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 9x 2 Samuel 22:26, Psalms 4:3, Psalms 12:1, Psalms 18:25
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 9x 1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 30:4, Psalms 31:23, Psalms 37:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 3x 2 Chronicles 6:41, Psalms 132:9, Psalms 145:10
Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 33:8, Psalms 16:10
Noun - masculine plural 2x Psalms 149:1, Psalms 149:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 2x Psalms 52:9, Psalms 79:2
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Psalms 145:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 132:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. One devoted to covenant loyalty; the pious person who embodies both kindness and religious devotion to God.
Source Gloss
properly, kind , i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
One devoted to covenant loyalty; the pious person who embodies both kindness and religious devotion to God.
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint) BDB: kind Usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
One who practices covenant loyalty and devotion.
Godly one; one characterized by 'hesed' (covenant loyalty/grace)
The godly; those who practice covenant loyalty (hesed); the faithful
His faithful ones; saints; those who reflect God's 'hesed' (unfailing love) through covenantal loyalty
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 34 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חָסִיד is built from this root:
חָסַד H2616
Why This Word Matters
Its disappearance signals deep spiritual erosion within the community. Micah 7:1-6
Canonical Themes
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