- loving-kindness
- One translation of the Hebrew hesed, an attribute of God, associated with his mercy, and, also of human beings (Ps. 141:5), sometimes translated ‘great kindness’ (Gen. 19:19, NRSV; ‘unfailing care’, REB). It is used by Hosea of the care he promises for his wife (Hos. 2:19). The NT ‘grace’ is an approximate equivalent.
Dictionary of the Bible.