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Strong H26162 sensesחָסַד

be kind · to shame

Transliteration
châsad
Pronunciation
khaw-sad'

The 2 senses of Strong H2616

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2616 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. be kindH2616Ato be good, be kind2 verses · 2 Samuel, Psalms
  2. to shameH2616Bto be reproached, be ashamed1 verse · Proverbs

General definition

A primitive root; properly perhaps to bow (the neck only (compare H2603) in courtesy to an {equal}) that {is} to be kind; also (by euphemism (compare {H1288 }) but rarely) to reprove: - shew self {merciful} put to shame.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • shew2
  • shame1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 22:26
    With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
  2. Psalms 18:25
    With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
  3. Proverbs 25:10
    Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.