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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.

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.

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).

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

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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1 Chronicles 19:2
H2617

And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

1 Chronicles 19:2
H2617

And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

2 Chronicles 24:22
H2617

Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.

Nehemiah 9:17
H2617

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Esther 2:9
H2617

And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.

Psalms 31:21
H2617

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

Psalms 117:2
H2617

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalms 119:76
H2617

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Psalms 141:5
H2617

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Proverbs 19:22
H2617

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 31:26
H2617

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Isaiah 54:8
H2617

In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.

Isaiah 54:10
H2617

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Jeremiah 2:2
H2617

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Joel 2:13
H2617

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Jonah 4:2
H2617

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Acts 28:2
G5363

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

2 Corinthians 6:6
G5544

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

Ephesians 2:7
G5544

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:12
G5544

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Titus 3:4
G5544

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

2 Peter 1:7
G5360

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

2 Peter 1:7
G5360

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

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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