The meaning of “חֲסִידָה”
Understanding chăçîydâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of חָסִיד [idiom] feather, stork. - the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork 1) stork
חֲסִידָה
feminine of חָסִיד [idiom] feather, stork. - the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork 1) stork
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 11:19 | “And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.” Word: חֲסִידָה (chăçîydâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 14:18 | “And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.” Word: חֲסִידָה (chăçîydâh) | |
| Job 39:13 | “Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?” Word: חֲסִידָה (chăçîydâh) | |
| Psalms 104:17 | “Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.” Word: חֲסִידָה (chăçîydâh) | |
| Jeremiah 8:7 | “Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.” Word: חֲסִידָה (chăçîydâh) |