{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H2623",
  "lemma": "חָסִיד",
  "transliteration": "châçîyd",
  "definition": "properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)",
  "kjv": "godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.",
  "occurrences": 32,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H2616",
      "lemma": "חָסַד",
      "transliteration": "châçad",
      "meaning": "perhaps to bow",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2616"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "חָסִיד adj.m. kind, pious (so, as denoting active practice of חֶסֶד, kindness, Thes MV De and most, cf. קָצִיר, פָּקִיד etc.; > Hup on ψ 4:4 RVm who expl. as passive reception of י׳’s חֶסֶד, cf. שָׂכִיר, אָסִיר etc.; its used as attribute of God Je 3:12 ψ 145:17, and the context ψ 12:1 Mi 7:2 etc., favour active sense)—",
    "1. kind",
    "2. pious, godly"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 33:8",
      "text": "About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/33?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Samuel 2:9",
      "text": "He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/2?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 22:26",
      "text": "With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/22?v=26"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 3:12",
      "text": "Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says the LORD; ‘I will not…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/3?v=12"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Micah 7:2",
      "text": "The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/micah/7?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 4:4",
      "text": "But know that the LORD has set apart for himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to him.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/4?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 12:2",
      "text": "Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/12?v=2"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 16:10",
      "text": "For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/16?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 18:26",
      "text": "With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/18?v=26"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 30:5",
      "text": "Sing praise to the LORD, you holy ones of his. Give thanks to his holy name.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/30?v=5"
    }
  ],
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