Ben-Chesed חסד
Ben-Chesed (חסד) is a person named in the Tanakh — son of Hesed. Ben-Chesed appears 10,294 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.0% more than chance alone would give (about 9,805; probability 5.0 × 10⁻⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 10,294
- Chance alone
- 9,805
- P (≥ found)
- 5.0 × 10⁻⁷
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, חסד appears 10,294 times in the Torah — 5.0% more than the 9,805 chance alone would give; the probability of 10,294 or more by chance alone is 5.0 × 10⁻⁷.
The shortest skip at which חסד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 26:12, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חסד is found 160,597 times; chance alone would give about 151,980.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 9,805 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 2,351
- Exodus 2,157
- Leviticus 1,331
- Numbers 3,370
- Deuteronomy 1,085
The shortest skips
וְסֶרַח הָעֹדֵף בִּירִיעֹת הָאֹהֶל חֲצִי הַיְרִיעָה הָעֹדֶפֶת תִּסְרַח עַל אֲחֹרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
And as for the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 115,883Open in the laboratory →
וְכִלָּה אַֽהֲרֹן־וּבָנָיו לְכַסֹּת אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּנְסֹעַ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יָבֹאוּ בְנֵי־קְהָת לָשֵׂאת וְלֹֽא־יִגְּעוּ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וָמֵתוּ אֵלֶּה מַשָּׂא בְנֵֽי־קְהָת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the holy furniture, and all the holy vessels, as the camp is to set forward—after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear them; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 193,482Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵחֲרָדָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּמַקְהֵלֹֽת
And they journeyed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 244,989Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תוּכַל לִזְבֹּחַ אֶת־הַפָּסַח בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ
Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover-offering within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 276,797Open in the laboratory →
וְיִרְכְּסוּ אֶת־הַחֹשֶׁן מטבעתו אֶל־טַבְּעֹת הָאֵפֹד בִּפְתִיל תְּכֵלֶת לִֽהְיוֹת עַל־חֵשֶׁב הָאֵפוֹד וְלֹֽא־יִזַּח הַחֹשֶׁן מֵעַל הָאֵפֽוֹד
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a thread of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 119,653Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חסד appears 48,576 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.5% more than the 47,393 chance alone would give; the probability of 48,576 or more by chance alone is 3.2 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 2,351
- Exodus 2,157
- Leviticus 1,331
- Numbers 3,370
- Deuteronomy 1,137
- Joshua 904
- Judges 1,215
- Samuel 2,655
- Kings 3,632
- Isaiah 3,450
- Jeremiah 2,205
- Ezekiel 2,808
- The Twelve 2,014
- Psalms 5,856
- Proverbs 2,713
- Job 1,916
- Song of Songs 226
- Ruth 93
- Lamentations 290
- Ecclesiastes 807
- Esther 905
- Daniel 1,699
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,648
- Chronicles 3,194
Outside the Torah
אַף־בְּלֵב עוֹלֹת תִּפְעָלוּן בָּאָרֶץ חֲמַס יְדֵיכֶם תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 887,516Open in the laboratory →
נַשְׁכִּימָה לַכְּרָמִים נִרְאֶה אִם פָּֽרְחָה הַגֶּפֶן פִּתַּח הַסְּמָדַר הֵנֵצוּ הָרִמּוֹנִים שָׁם אֶתֵּן אֶת־דֹּדַי לָֽךְ
Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see whether the vine hath budded, whether the vine-blossom be opened, and the pomegranates be in flower; there will I give thee my love.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,000,238Open in the laboratory →
בֵּאדַיִן מִן־קֳדָמוֹהִי שְׁלִיַחַ פַּסָּא דִֽי־יְדָא וּכְתָבָא דְנָה רְשִֽׁים
then was the palm of the hand sent from before Him, and this writing was inscribed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,046,695Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חסד — the Tanakh's own spelling: son of Hesed. Searched as חסד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 72.
As a plain word it stands 79 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 24:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ben-Chesed appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חסד appears 10,294 times in the Torah — 5.0% more than the 9,805 chance alone would give; the probability of 10,294 or more by chance alone is 5.0 × 10⁻⁷.
What is the shortest skip for Ben-Chesed in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 26:12 — the shortest of 10,294 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,805.
What is the gematria of Ben-Chesed in Hebrew?
Ben-Chesed is spelled חסד — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 72.
How many times is Ben-Chesed found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חסד appears 48,576 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.5% more than the 47,393 chance alone would give; the probability of 48,576 or more by chance alone is 3.2 × 10⁻⁸.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 9,805 here) beside the count.