חֶסֶד, grace, kindness, love, charity. Sifra K’dosh., Par. 4, ch. X (ref. to חסד, Lev. XX, 17) שמא תאמר … ח׳ הוא if you will object, why did Cain marry his sister? (Answ.) It was an act of kindness (to secure the propagation of the race); Y. Yeb. XI, 11ᵈ top ח׳ עשיתי וכ׳ I (the Lord) dealt kindly with &c.—חוט של ח׳, v. חוּט. Succ. 49ᵇ אין צדקה … לפי ח׳ שבה charity is rewarded only in proportion to the benevolence in it. Ib. תורה של ח׳ a study of love (for its own sake); a. fr.—Ruth R. Par. 3, beg., v. חִסְדָּאָה.—Gen. R. s. 8 ח׳ אומר Charity said &c.—Pl. חֲסָדִים acts of kindness. Succ. l. c.; a. fr.; v. גָּמַל a. גְּמִילוּת.