refreshing, and it is about the ever-refreshing loving-kindness of God. Hesed has many uses within the constellation of Hebrew words for love. You might call it a “flexi-lexi word.” Some of its meanings are straightforward. Hesed can mean “love, kindness, mercy, and loyalty.” However, just like the beginning consonant of hesed is an “h” sound augmented with a guttural, hesed is a word for love augmented with the meaning “keeping covenant.” This adds some friction to hesed’s basic meaning. Hesed means