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Lovingkindness in Hebrew is חֶסֶד (khésed).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

חֶסֶד
khésed
noun · masculine
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In English

lovingkindness

/lʌ.vɪŋˈkʌɪnd.nɪs/ /-nəs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for lovingkindness as a noun.

kindness which is based upon love

This is more about the Hebrew word חֶסֶד.

Written with vowel points
חֶסֶד
Written without vowel points
חסד
Said
khésed
Plural
חֲסָדִים
Its meanings in English
lovingkindness, loving kindness, benevolence, goodness, shame, reproach

The Hebrew dictionary's page for חסד, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with lovingkindness.

These words come before and after lovingkindness in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨lovingkindness⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨lovingkindness⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨lovingkindness⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חֶסֶד⁩, said khésed. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חסד⁩. Its plural is ⁨חֲסָדִים⁩.

Is ⁨חסד⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חסד⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨חסד⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨lovingkindness⁩, ⁨חסד⁩ can mean ⁨loving kindness, benevolence, goodness and shame, reproach⁩.

How is ⁨lovingkindness⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨lovingkindness⁩ is pronounced ⁨/lʌ.vɪŋˈkʌɪnd.nɪs/, /-nəs/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry lovingkindness and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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