Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חסד

pattern KATIL

חָסִיד chasid
חֲסִידָה chasida

pious, observant; devotee, fan, aficionado; Hassid (follower of a Chassidic movement)

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חָסִיד chasid
חֲסִידָה chasida
חֲסִידִים chasidim
חֲסִידוֹת chasidot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – ketel pattern, masculine חֶסֶד kindness, charity, grace
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְחַסֵּד to feign piety
  • Noun – ktila pattern, feminine חֲסִידָה stork