H2623 H2623
Faithful, godly, pious — one who practices covenant loyalty (chesed); of God: gracious and merciful
The adjective חָסִיד is built directly on the noun חֶסֶד ('covenant loyalty, steadfast love') and describes the person who actively practices that quality. In the Psalms especially, the חֲסִידִים ('the faithful ones' or 'saints') are God's devoted community who receive his protection and are called to praise him (Ps 149:1, 5). As an individual epithet, it describes the godly person who mirrors God's own loyalty — 'with the faithful you show yourself faithful' (2 Sam 22:26 / Ps 18:25). Most remarkably, the word is applied to God himself at Psalm 145:17 and Jeremiah 3:12, where he is declared חָסִיד — gracious, merciful, the very source of the chesed his people are called to embody.
3. gracious / merciful (divine attribute) — A divine attribute: gracious, merciful, kind — applied to God himself rather than to human beings. Psalm 145:17 declares 'the LORD is righteous in all his ways and חָסִיד in all his works,' and Jeremiah 3:12 has God say 'I am חָסִיד.' Here the adjective ascends from describing the human practitioner of chesed to its ultimate source. Spanish 'misericordioso' and English 'gracious' in these passages reflect the theological shift from creature to Creator as the subject of covenant faithfulness. 2×
AR["رَحِيمٌ","وَتَقِيٌّ"]·ben["ও-দয়ালু","করুণাময়"]·DE["[חסיד]","und-treu"]·EN["and-faithful","gracious"]·FR["[חסיד]","et-fidèle"]·heb["ו-חסיד","חסיד"]·HI["और-कृपालु","करुणामय"]·ID["dan-setia","setia"]·IT["[חסיד]","e-pio"]·jav["lan-setya","setya"]·KO["그리고-인자하시다","자비로운-자이다"]·PT["e-bondoso","misericordioso"]·RU["и-милостив","милостив"]·ES["misericordioso","y-fiel"]·SW["mwenye-huruma","na-mwaminifu"]·TR["merhametli","ve-sadık"]·urd["اور-شفیق","رحمدل"]
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Senses
1. faithful ones / saints (community) — The faithful ones or saints as a community — the collective body of God's covenant people, always in the plural and typically with possessive suffixes ('his faithful ones,' 'your saints'). Psalm 37:28 promises that the LORD 'does not forsake his faithful ones'; Psalm 149:1 calls the חֲסִידִים to sing a new song; and 1 Samuel 2:9 declares that 'he will guard the feet of his faithful ones.' Spanish 'piadosos/fieles,' French 'fidèles,' and German 'Heiligen/Frommen' confirm the communal, devotional sense. 21×
AR["(أَتْقِيَائِهِ)","[أَتْقِيَائِهِ]","أتْقِيائي","أَتْقياءَهُ","أَتْقِيَائِكَ","أَتْقِيَائِهِ","الأَتْقِيَاءُ","الأَتْقِيَاءِ","لِ-أَتقيائِهِ","لِأَتْقِيَائِكَ","وَ-أَتْقِيَاؤُكَ","وَأَتْقِيَاؤُكَ","وَأَتْقِيَاؤُهَا","يَا-أَتْقِيَاءَهُ"]·ben["(তাঁর-ভক্তদের)","এবং-ভক্তেরা-তার","এবং-ভক্তেরা-তোমার","ও-তোমার-ভক্তরা","ও-ভক্তেরা-তোমার","কেরী","তাঁর-বিশ্বস্তদের","তাঁর-বিশ্বস্তরা","তাঁর-ভক্তদের","তাঁর-ভক্তদের-জন্য","তাঁর-ভক্তেরা","তোমার-ভক্তদের-কাছে","ধার্মিকদের-আমার","ধার্মিকদের-তোমার","ভক্তদের","ভক্তেরা"]·DE["[(חסידיו)]","[[חסידו]]","[וחסידיך]","dein-treu-Leute","der-treu","du-sein-saints","mein-treu-Leute","sein-faithful-ones","sein-treu-Leute","und-dein-faithful-ones","und-ihr-faithful-ones","von-sein-treu-Leute","zu-dein-treu-Leute"]·EN["His-faithful-ones","My-faithful-ones","Your-faithful-ones","[ketiv]","and-her-faithful-ones","and-your-faithful-ones","his-faithful-ones","of-His-faithful-ones","the-faithful","to-your-faithful-ones","you-his-saints"]·FR["Son-fidèle-ceux","[וחסידיך]","et-fidèle","fidèle","son-(חסידיו)-lui","son-[חסידו]-lui","à-fidèle"]·heb["ו-חסידיה","ו-חסידיך","ו-חסידיך-ך","חסידי-","חסידי-ו","חסידי-ך","חסידיו","חסידים","ל-חסידיו","ל-חסידיך"]·HI["अपने-भक्तों","अपने-भक्तों-की","उसके-भक्तों","उसके-विश्वासीों-के","और-उसके-भक्त","और-तेरे-भक्त","तेरे-विश्वासीों-के-लिए","भक्त","भक्तो-उसके","भक्तों","भक्तों-अपने","भक्तों-अपने-की","भक्तों-की","भक्तों-तेरे-के","भक्तों-मेरे-को"]·ID["[ketiv]","dan-orang-orang-kudus-Mu","dan-orang-orang-saleh-Mu","dan-orang-orang-setia-Mu","dan-orang-orang-setianya","kepada-orang-orang-setia-Mu","orang-orang-kudus-Nya","orang-orang-saleh","orang-orang-saleh-Nya","orang-orang-setia-Nya","orang-saleh","orang-saleh-Nya"]·IT["His-fedele-quelli","Suo-faithful-ones-suo","[ketiv]-suo","[וחסידיך]","a-i-suoi-pii","a-i-tuoi-pii","e-i-tuoi-pii","e-pio","i-miei-pii","i-suoi-pii","i-tuoi-pii","pio"]·jav["bandha","dhateng-tiyang-tiyang-salehé","dhumateng-para-mursid-Panjenengan","hé-para-setya-Nipun","lan-para-suci-Paduka","lan-tiyang-mursid-Panjenengan","lan-tiyang-mursid-ipun","para-mursid-ipun","para-suci-Panjenengan","para-suci-Panjenenganipun","para-tiyang-mursid-Ipun","para-tiyang-setya","tiyang-mursid","tiyang-mursid-ipun","tiyang-setya","tiyang-setyanipun"]·KO["[크타브]","경건한-자들-아","경건한-자들의","경건한-자들이","그-의-경건한-자-들-의","그-의-경건한-자들-을","그-의-경건한자들","그-의-성도-들-의","그-의-성도들","그-의-성도들-의","그-의-성도들아","그리고-그-의-경건한-자들-은","그리고-당신-의-경건한-자들-은","그리고-당신-의-성도들","그리고-주의-경건한-자들이","그의-경건한-자들을-위하여","그의-경건한-자들의","내-의-경건한-자들-을","당신-의-경건한-자들-에게","주-의-성도-들-의"]·PT["(santos-dele)","[ketiv]","aos-teus-fiéis","dos-santos","dos-seus-santos","e-os-teus-santos","e-seus-santos","e-teus-santos","meus-santos","os-santos","os-seus-santos","seus-fiéis","seus-santos","teus-santos","ó-seus-santos"]·RU["(благочестивых-Его)","[ктив:хасидав]","благочестивые","благочестивыми-Твоими","благочестивых","благочестивых-Его","благочестивых-Моих","и-преданные-Твои","и-святые-Твои","и-святые-его","преданным-Своим","преданным-Твоим","преданных-Своих","святые-Его","святых-Его","святых-Своих"]·ES["(sus-piadosos)","[sus-piadosos]","a-fieles-de-ti","de-sus-santos","fieles","fieles-de-el","mis-piadosos","sus-fieles","sus-piadosos","sus-santos","tus-piadosos","y-piadosos-de-ella","y-piadosos-tuyos","y-tus-fieles"]·SW["(ya-watakatifu-wake)","kwa-watakatifu-wako","na-watakatifu-wake","na-watakatifu-wako","waaminifu-wako","watakatifu","watakatifu-wake","watakatifu-wangu"]·TR["(sadıklarının)","[sadıklarının]","sadakatlilerinin","sadaklılarının","sadıkları","sadıkları-O'nun","sadıklarımı","sadıklarına","sadıklarını","sadıklarının","sadıkler","sadıkleri-için","sadıklerin","ve-sadakillerin","ve-sadaklıları","ve-sadaklıların","ve-sadıkların-Senin"]·urd["(اُس-کے-پاکوں-کے)","[بھکتوں-اپنے-کی]","اور-اُس-کے-مقدس","اور-تیرے-مقدس","اور-تیرے-پاکیزان","اُس-کے-مقدسو","اُس-کے-مقدسوں-کی","اُس-کے-پاکیزوں-کے-لیے","اپنے-مقدسوں-کو","اپنے-مقدسوں-کی","اپنے-مقدّسوں","اے-اُس-کے-مقدسو","بھکتوں-اپنے-کی","تیرے-مقدسوں-کے","لِ-اپنے-مقدّسوں","میرے-پاکوں-کو","پاکیزان","پاکیزوں-کی"]
2. faithful/godly one (individual) — A single godly or faithful individual — the substantive adjective used of one person who embodies covenant loyalty and piety before God. David is addressed as God's חָסִיד at Psalm 89:19; the psalmist appeals to his own status as חָסִיד at Psalm 86:2; and 2 Samuel 22:26 describes the reciprocal principle: 'with the faithful one (חָסִיד) you deal faithfully.' Deuteronomy 33:8 applies the term to the priestly tribe: 'your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one.' The individual use highlights personal devotion rather than collective identity. 11×
AR["[تقيه]","التَّقِيَّ","التَّقِيُّ","الرَّحِيمِ","الْتَقِيِّ","تَقيَّةٍ","تَقِيٌّ","تَقِيٍّ","تَقِيَّكَ","تَقِيِّكَ"]·ben["[তাঁর-ভক্তের]","আপনার-ভক্তকে","তোমার-ভক্তের","দয়ালু","ধার্মিক","বিশ্বস্ত","ভক্ত","ভক্তকে"]·DE["[ketiv-His-faithful-one]","[חסיד]","dein-heilig-einer","dein-treu-eins","der-godly","der-treu","ein-treu-einer","faithful","treu","treu-einer"]·EN["[ketiv-His-faithful-one]","a-faithful-one","faithful","faithful-one","the-faithful","the-godly","your-faithful-one","your-holy-one"]·FR["[ketiv-Son-fidèle-one]","fidèle","pieux","ton-fidèle-un"]·heb["חסיד","חסידו","חסידך"]·HI["[भक्तों]","अपने-भक्त-को","तेरे-भक्त","भक्त"]·ID["[ketiv]","orang-saleh","setia","yang-kudus-Mu","yang-saleh","yang-setia","yang-setia-Mu"]·IT["[ketiv-His-fedele-one]","[חסיד]","fedele","pio","tuo-fedele-uno"]·jav["(K)","ingkang-setya-Panjenengané","mursid","suci","tiyang-ingkang-tuhu","tiyang-mursid","tiyang-mursid-Panjenengan","tiyang-suci"]·KO["경건한","경건한-자-가","경건한-자-를","경건한-자-에게","경건한-자-와","경건한-자는","그-의-경건한자","네-경건한-자의","인자한-자"]·PT["[santo-dele]","fiel","o-fiel","o-misericordioso","para-si-o-piedoso","piedosa","piedoso","santo","teu-fiel","teu-santo"]·RU["благочестивого","благочестивого-Твоего","благочестивый","милостивым","праведника","праведного","преданный","святому-Твоему"]·ES["[su-piadoso]","a-tu-santo","al-piadoso","el-piadoso","misericordioso","piadosa","piadoso","tu-santo"]·SW["[ya-watakatifu-wake]","la-mcha-Mungu","mcha-Mungu","mwaminifu","mwaminifu-wako"]·TR["[sadığının]","sadik","sadık","sadık-olan","sadık-olanı","sadık-olanını","sadığının"]·urd["[اُس-کے-پاک-کے]","اپنے-مقدس-کو","بھلے","تیرے-مقدس-کے","دیندار","دیندار-کے","مقدّس","وفادار-کے","پرہیزگار-کو"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† 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 use as attribute of God Je 3:12 ψ 145:17, and the context ψ 12:1 Mi 7:2 etc., favour active sense)—ח׳ ψ 4:4 + 9 times; חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ Dt 33:8 ψ 89:20; חֲסִידְיךָ֯ ψ 16:10; pl.…