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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Kindness

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

48exact KJV occurrences 41Old Testament 7New Testament 23books containing the word 5mapped Strong's IDs 48occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 20:13

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

2 Peter 1:7

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where kindness appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 55 verses Joshua 21 verses Judges 11 verses Ruth 22 verses 1 Samuel 33 verses 2 Samuel 108 verses 1 Kings 22 verses 1 Chronicles 21 verses 2 Chronicles 11 verses Nehemiah 11 verses Esther 11 verses Psalms 44 verses Proverbs 22 verses Isaiah 22 verses Jeremiah 11 verses Joel 11 verses Jonah 11 verses Acts 11 verses 2 Corinthians 11 verses Ephesians 11 verses Colossians 11 verses Titus 11 verses 2 Peter 21 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH2617
חֶסֶד

cheçed · kheh'-sed

40 times translated as this KJV form248 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

Strong's KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 20:13Strong's last: Jonah 4:2

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GreekG5360
φιλαδελφία

philadelphía · fil-ad-el-fee'-ah

2 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

fraternal affection

Strong's KJV usage: :--brotherly love (kindness), love of the brethren.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 2 Peter 1:7Strong's last: 2 Peter 1:7

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GreekG5363
φιλανθρωπία

philanthrōpía · fil-an-thro-pee'-ah

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

fondness of mankind, i.e. benevolence ("philanthropy")

Strong's KJV usage: :--kindness, love towards man.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 28:2Strong's last: Acts 28:2

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HebrewH2896
טוֹב

ṭôwb · tobe

1 times translated as this KJV form558 total Strong's occurrences

a n-m n-f

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

Strong's KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: 2 Samuel 2:6Strong's last: 2 Samuel 2:6

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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2 Samuel 2:5
H2617

And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

2 Samuel 2:6
H2617

And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

2 Samuel 2:6
H2896

And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

2 Samuel 3:8
H2617

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

2 Samuel 9:1
H2617

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

2 Samuel 9:3
H2617

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

2 Samuel 9:7
H2617

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

2 Samuel 10:2
H2617

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 10:2
H2617

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 16:17
H2617

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

kindness

KINDNESS, noun [from kind, the adjective.]

1. Good will; benevolence; that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which is exercised cheerfully in gratifying their wishes, supplying their wants or alleviating their distresses; benignity of nature. kindness ever accompanies love.

There is no man whose kindness we may not sometime want, or by whose malice we may not sometime suffer.

2. Act of good will; beneficence; any act of benevolence which promotes the happiness or welfare of others. Charity, hospitality, attentions to the wants of others, etc., are deemed acts of kindness or kindnesses. Acts 28:2.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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KJV English usageExact token counts, verse counts, first/last occurrence, and book distribution come from the canonical TWBC PCE KJV index.
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Original Word / Strong'sHebrew, Aramaic, and Greek links attach by exact verse + KJV token position. No global “English word always equals Strong's ID” rule is used.

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