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What Does “Lovingkindness” Mean in the Bible?
In the King James Bible, “Lovingkindness” means “steadfast love” in modern English. It is an archaic word from the 1611 KJV that has dropped out of everyday use.
What Was Lost
The fusion of covenant loyalty, tender kindness, and active love in a single word. Chesed described God's character: not merely that He loves, but that He expresses love through kind acts bound by covenant promise. No two-word English phrase captures what this one compound word held.
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