What does רַב · חֶסֶד mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7227, H2617
רַב־חֶסֶד
Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) · loyal love, lovingkindness
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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Pronunciation rabbim
Abundance across multiple dimensions (quantity, quality, rank, time); often implies authority or leadership capacity.
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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 רַב־חֶסֶד (rav-chesed) mean in the Bible?
רַב · חֶסֶד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Abounding in covenant love, great in steadfast love.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7227, H2617?
H7227, H2617 is connected to 712 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Abounding in covenant love, great in steadfast love.
Source Gloss
Abounding in covenant love, great in steadfast love.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 389
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Deut 33:7 · Gen 18:20 2×
Word Origins
רַב־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