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TRANSLATING "MERCY", "STEADFAST LOVE", IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS. Dr. Heber Peacock is the United Bible Societies Translations Research Coordinator, and lives in the USA. The Hebrew word hesed, which is frequently translated "mercy", "love", "faithful love", "covenant love", "kindness", is one of the most difficultin the Old Testament to translate.
1 sty 2009 · The biblical term &illegible;, variously translated ‘loving kindness’ and ‘steadfast love’, displays a wide range of biblical uses and meanings.
27 maj 2021 · Throughout the Hebrew Bible, we see hesed translated in a number of different ways; steadfast love, mercy, kindness, and goodness. While these synonyms develop our understanding, they only just skim the surface of this multifaceted, rich word.
steadfast love. The love outlined for us in the passage from Hosea is love given to the ungrateful, the undeserving. It is love thrown back on the lover and yet the lover continues to love. This is what we see in the mystery of the Incarnation, God among us in the person of Jesus. As we read each Christmas Day:
23 sty 2023 · each verse: ְסַח ם ָל עְל יִ (‘for his steadfast love [h esed] endures forever’, NRSV). In Hebrew lexicons, some of the possible English glosses
8 sie 2024 · My favorite attribute of God's character and nature is that He abounds in steadfast love. This Hebrew word (hesed) is considered one of the most powerful and profound Hebrew terms, yet is also one of the most difficult words to translate into English. In this episode, we examine God's hesed.
Hesed is variously translated in English as goodness KJV, love NIV, steadfast love ESV, and kindness JSB. In simple terms, it means loyalty, but when used in relation to God brings with it the idea of an unchanging love that can be utterly relied upon by those who are loved by God.
