Loving-kindness

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Loving-kindness (or "lovingkindness") is a term coined by Myles Coverdale for his Coverdale Bible of 1535[1][2], as an English translation of the Hebrew word hesed (which appears in the Latin Vulgate as "misericordia"); in that text it is spelled "louinge kyndnesse". It is also used in this sense in the American Standard Version and various other versions of the Bible[3]. It is sometimes associated with the Greek term agape.

[edit] Use in Buddhism

"Loving-kindness" is also used as an English equivalent for the Buddhist term Mettā.