HEBREW
TRANSLITERATIONS
6.
mercy: Transliteration:
Strong’s H2617
חֶסֶד, חֶסֶד
[checed /kheh·sed/]
n
m. From 2616 TWOT 698a, 699a; GK 2875; and 2876; 248 occurrences; AV translates as “mercy” 149 times,
“kindness” 40 times, “lovingkindness” 30 times, “goodness” 12 times, “kindly”
five times, “merciful” four times, “favour” three times, “good” once, “goodliness”
once, “pity” once, “reproach” once, and “wicked thing” once. 1 goodness, kindness, faithfulness. 2 a reproach, shame.
The word “mercy” translates as
Strong’s H2617 checed /kheh·sed. Yahweh showed mercy to
Lot because of his love and His covenant with Abraham. In James 2:23 Abraham is
called the “friend of God” which denotes that they had a close and intimate
relationship. Yahweh showed grace and compassion to Lot and his family by
leading them out of Sodom before judgment rained down on the people. Such
lovingkindness and merciful favor our LORD shows to sinners in a backslidden
state, beckoning them to come back home to Him.
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