What does חֲסִידָה mean in the Bible?
e. a stork".
Hebrew · H2624
חֲסִידָה
The kind (maternal) bird , i.e. a stork
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חֲסִידָהH2624
What does חֲסִידָה mean in the Bible?
חֲסִידָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the kind (maternal) bird , i.e. a stork".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2624?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the stork (4), of a stork (1), of the stork (1).
Where does חֲסִידָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Jeremiah (1), Job (1), Leviticus (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 Itthe stork4×Leviticus 11:19, Deuteronomy 14:18, Psalms 104:17, Jeremiah 8:7
of a stork1×Zechariah 5:9
of the stork1×Job 39:13
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:19הַחֲסִידָ֔הtothe storkArticle | Noun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 14:18וְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔הtothe storkConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularJob 39:13חֲסִידָ֥הtoof the storkNoun - feminine singularPsalms 104:17חֲ֝סִידָ֗הtothe storkNoun - feminine singularJeremiah 8:7חֲסִידָ֣הtothe storkNoun - feminine singularZechariah 5:9הַחֲסִידָ֑הtoof a storkArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 11:19
Aligned rows6
Books represented6
Leviticus1Deuteronomy1Job1Psalms1Jeremiah1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַחֲסִידָ֔ה1xha·ḥă·sî·ḏāhLeviticus 11:19
הַחֲסִידָ֑ה1xha·ḥă·sî·ḏāhZechariah 5:9
וְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔ה1xwə·ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāhDeuteronomy 14:18
חֲסִידָ֥ה1xḥă·sî·ḏāhJob 39:13
חֲ֝סִידָ֗ה1xḥă·sî·ḏāhPsalms 104:17
חֲסִידָ֣ה1xḥă·sî·ḏāhJeremiah 8:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular3xJob 39:13, Psalms 104:17, Jeremiah 8:7
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xLeviticus 11:19, Zechariah 5:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 14:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the kind (maternal) bird , i.e. a stork
Source Gloss
the kind (maternal) bird , i.e. a stork
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork BDB: stork Usage: × feather, stork.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲסִידָה is built from this root:
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