חָסִיד

Strong’s Definition

properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

Etymology & Derivation

from H2616 (חָסַד);

KJV Usage

godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious
• 2.kind
• 3.pious, godly
• 4.faithful ones (subst)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châçîyd; Pronunciation: khaw-seed'