חָסַד châçad — also (by euphemistically [compare H1288], but rarely) to reprove
Translated in the KJV as shew self merciful, put to shame.
a primitive root; properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only [compare H2603] in courtesy to an equal), i.e. to be kind; also (by euphemistically [compare H1288], but rarely) to reprove.
châçad in each stem
Hitpa'el
Imperfect (yiqtol) 2
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
Pi'el
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›