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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חֲסִידָה H2624
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 It the stork 4× Leviticus 11:19, Deuteronomy 14:18, Psalms 104:17, Jeremiah 8:7
of a stork 1× Zechariah 5:9
of the stork 1× Job 39:13
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:19 הַחֲסִידָ֔ה to the stork Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:18 וְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔ה to the stork Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 39:13 חֲסִידָ֥ה to of the stork Noun - feminine singular Psalms 104:17 חֲ֝סִידָ֗ה to the stork Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 8:7 חֲסִידָ֣ה to the stork Noun - feminine singular Zechariah 5:9 הַחֲסִידָ֑ה to of a stork Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:19
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַחֲסִידָ֔ה 1x ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāh Leviticus 11:19
הַחֲסִידָ֑ה 1x ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāh Zechariah 5:9
וְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔ה 1x wə·ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāh Deuteronomy 14:18
חֲסִידָ֥ה 1x ḥă·sî·ḏāh Job 39:13
חֲ֝סִידָ֗ה 1x ḥă·sî·ḏāh Psalms 104:17
חֲסִידָ֣ה 1x ḥă·sî·ḏāh Jeremiah 8:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 3x Job 39:13, Psalms 104:17, Jeremiah 8:7
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 11:19, Zechariah 5:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 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 definition Source: 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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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