baal chesed

A highly generous or righteous person.

Noun

  1. A highly generous or righteous person.

    Judaism

    • The greatest ba'al chessed is one with the broadest notion of self, including as many people as possible. - 2009 April 27, Micha Berger, “Avigdor Lieberman, our realistic new Foreign Minister (Naomi Ragen)”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew בעל חסד (“master of kindness”).

Forms

baalei chesed