Hebrew word
châçad
khaw-sad'
חָסַד
What it means
properly, perhaps to bow, i.e. to be kind
properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only in courtesy to an equal), i.e. to be kind; also (by euphemistically, but rarely) to reprove
Where it comes from
a primitive root; (compare chânan (חָנַן)); (compare bârak (בָרַךְ))