H3777 H3777
Chesed; son of Nahor and nephew of Abraham, ancestor of a people group
This proper name appears in Genesis 22:22, in the genealogy of Nahor, Abraham's brother. Chesed was the fourth son of Nahor by Milcah, and likely the eponymous ancestor of the Chaldeans (Kasdim), though this connection is debated. The name may mean 'belonging to the god Chesed' or personify the people group that descended from him. Such genealogies establish kinship connections between Israel and neighboring peoples.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name of Nahor's son, possibly the ancestor of the Chaldean people. Genesis 22 lists him among Abraham's extended family in Mesopotamia, establishing genealogical connections between patriarchs and surrounding nations. Spanish 'Kesed' and the variant spellings across translations preserve the Hebrew form. Some scholars see in this name the origin of 'Chaldean,' making Chesed the ancestral link to Babylonia, though this etymology remains uncertain. 1×
AR["كَسَدَ"]·ben["কেসদ"]·DE["Kesed"]·EN["Chesed"]·FR["Chesed"]·heb["כשד"]·HI["केसेद"]·ID["Kesed"]·IT["Chesed"]·jav["Khèsed"]·KO["게셋과"]·PT["Kesed"]·RU["Кеседа"]·ES["Kesed"]·SW["Kesedi"]·TR["Kesed'i"]·urd["کسد"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כֶּ֫שֶׂד n.pr.m. son of Nahor according to Gn 22:22 (J; perhaps orig. personif., or assumed ancestor, of following, v. Di DlPar 201).