Khesed (חסד) means grace in Hebrew.
It can also mean benevolence. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
grace, benevolence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khesed.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראעזרה לזולת שאיננה נובעת מתוך חובה כלשהי.
וַיְהִי ה' אֶת יוֹסֵף וַיֵּט אֵלָיו חָסֶד, וַיִּתֵּן חִנּוֹ בְּעֵינֵי שַׂר בֵּית הַסֹּהַר
- 2קבלהאחת מעשר הספירות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khesed is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶסֶד
- Written without vowel points
- חסד
- Said
- khesed
- Root
- ח־ס־ד
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- חֲסָדִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲסָדִים; חֶסֶד־, ר' חַסְדֵּי־; כ' חַסְדּוֹ
- Gematria
- 72
This is how Khesed is said in other languages.
- English
- grace, benevolence
- Yiddish
- גנאדע
These words mean nearly the same as Khesed.
- טובה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khesed is part of these phrases and sayings.
- איש חסד
- בזכות ולא בחסד
- בחסד עליון
- גמילות חסדים
- גמ"ח
- המתת חסד
- תקופת חסד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Khesed in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khesed.
What does Khesed (חסד) mean in Hebrew?
Khesed (חסד) means grace and benevolence. It is said khesed, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Khesed (חסד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khesed (חסד) are טובה.
Is Khesed (חסד) masculine or feminine?
The word Khesed (חסד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲסָדִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חסד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.