What does אִישׁ · חֶסֶד mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H376, H2617
אַנְשֵׁי־חֶסֶד
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · loyal love, lovingkindness
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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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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What does אַנְשֵׁי־חֶסֶד (ʾanshê-ḥesed) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · חֶסֶד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "men of covenant love, devout ones.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H2617?
H376, H2617 is connected to 2,438 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. men of covenant love, devout ones.
Strong's H376, H2617
Lexical occurrences 2,438 verses Source Gloss
men of covenant love, devout ones.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַנְשֵׁי־חֶסֶד is built from this root:
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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