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Chesed
as a devil, or a destroyer
כֶּ֫שֶׂד ke.sed
Chesed (Hebrew: כֶּ֫שֶׂד, ke.sed) means “as a devil, or a destroyer”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Genesis 22:22. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Bethuel in Genesis 22.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Chesed
son of Nahor
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 22:22 |
Names connected to this one
- Jidlaph co-occurrence Appears with Jidlaph in Genesis 22.
- Pildash co-occurrence Appears with Pildash in Genesis 22.
- Hazo co-occurrence Appears with Hazo in Genesis 22.
- Bethuel co-occurrence Appears with Bethuel in Genesis 22.
- Maacah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Maacah.
- Buz co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Buz.
- Gaham co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Gaham.
- Kemuel co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Kemuel.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.22;
son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435);
brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A);
half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601)
§ Chesed = "increase"
the 4th son of Nahor, the nephew of Abraham
Chesed was a son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and Milcah.
The biblical story
Chesed is mentioned in Gen.22.22 as one of the eight sons of Nahor and Milcah. Nahor was Abraham's brother, making Chesed Abraham's nephew. The passage lists the descendants of Nahor, providing context for the family background of Abraham.
Key verses
Chesed appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
Genesis 22:22
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 22:22