Charity/ behevolence/ philanthropy/ benefactor/ charitable
Performing an act of righteousness. Doing a great kindness or good deed (גָּמַל means to do something in return for something).
("I will remember the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has dealt with us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has dealt to them according to His mercies and according to the multitude of His kindnesses." - Isaiah 63:7, and also: "These are the things a man enjoys in this world, and the credit remains for him in the world to come, and these are: honoring father and mother, acts of kindness, rising early to the house of study in the morning and evening, hospitality to guests, visiting the sick, escorting the bride, accompanying the dead, pondering prayer, bringing peace between a man and his fellow and between a man and his wife, and Torah study is equivalent to them all." - From Shacharit prayer according to Tractate Shabbat 127a, and also: "And perhaps by my helping her, she will also do kindness with me." - Shai Agnon, The Lady and the Peddler)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים (גָּמַל חֶסֶד, גּוֹמֵל חֶסֶד)
Definition (Hebrew)
עֲשִׂיַּת מַעֲשֵׂה צְדָקָה. עֲשֵׂה חֶסֶד אוֹ טוֹבָה גְּדוֹלָה (גָּמָל מַשְׁמָע עָשָׂה דָּבָר תְּמוּרַת דָּבָר).
("חַסְדֵי ה' אַזְכִּיר תְּהִלֹּת ה' כְּעַל כֹּל אֲשֶׁר גְּמָלָנוּ ה' וְרַב טוּב לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר גְּמָלָם כְּרַחֲמָיו וּכְרֹב חֲסָדָיו"- יְשַׁעְיָהוּ סג ז, וְכֵן:"אֵלּוּ דְּבָרִים שֶׁאָדָם אוֹכֵל פָּרוֹתֵיהֶם בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, וְהַקֶּרֶן קַיֶּמֶת לוֹ לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, וְאִלּוּ הֵן: כִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם, וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים, וְהַשְׁכָּמַת בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ שַׁחֲרִית וְעַרְבִית, וְהַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים, וּבִקּוּר חוֹלִים, וְהַכְנָסַת כַּלָּה, וְלִוְיַת הַמֵּת, וְעִיּוּן תְּפִלָּה, וַהֲבָאַת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ וּבֵין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ, וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה כְּנֶגֶד כֻּלָּם"- מִתְּפִלַּת שַׁחֲרִית ע"פ מַסֶּכֶת שַׁבָּת קכז ע"א, וְכֵן:"וְאוּלַי עַל יְדֵי שֶׁאֲנִי עוֹזֵר לָהּ אַף הִיא תִּגְמֹל חֶסֶד עִמִּי "- שַׁ"י עַגְנוֹן/ הָאֲדוֹנִית וְהָרוֹכֵל)