Cross-Testament Trajectory: H2617 חֶ֫סֶד "kindness"¶
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חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) — goodness, kindness, faithfulness
| Corpus | Strong's | Lemma | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| OT Hebrew | H2617 | חֶ֫סֶד | 247 |
| LXX Greek | G1656 | ἔλεος | 246 |
| NT Greek | G1656 | ἔλεος | 27 |
Continuity Assessment: HIGH 🟢¶
NT adopts the dominant LXX word (ἔλεος, 100% consistent in LXX). Strong lexical continuity.
OT Hebrew Distribution¶
| Book | Count |
|---|---|
| Psa | 127 |
| 2Sa | 12 |
| Gen | 11 |
| Pro | 11 |
| 2Ch | 10 |
| Isa | 8 |
| Jer | 6 |
| Hos | 6 |
| 1Ki | 5 |
| 1Ch | 5 |
| Neh | 5 |
| Exo | 4 |
| 1Sa | 4 |
| Deu | 3 |
| Jos | 3 |
Morphological Forms¶
| stem | conjugation | part_of_speech | state | count | pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffix | 132 | 53.4 | |||
| Noun | Absolute | 99 | 40.1 | ||
| Noun | Construct | 16 | 6.5 |
OT → LXX Alignment¶
The LXX renders חֶ֫סֶד as follows (consistency: 100%):
| LXX Strong's | LXX Lemma | Count | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1656 | ἔλεος | 114 | 80.3% |
| G1656 | ἐλέους | 16 | 11.3% |
| G1656 | ἐλέει | 12 | 8.5% |
LXX Distribution¶
| Book | Count |
|---|---|
| Psa | 124 |
| Isa | 13 |
| 2Sa | 12 |
| Jer | 10 |
| 2Ch | 9 |
| Dan | 9 |
| Gen | 7 |
| Ezr | 7 |
| Jdg | 6 |
| 1Ki | 5 |
| 1Ch | 5 |
| Hos | 5 |
| Deu | 4 |
| Jos | 4 |
| 1Sa | 4 |
NT Distribution¶
| Book | Count |
|---|---|
| Luk | 6 |
| Mat | 3 |
| Rom | 3 |
| 2Ti | 3 |
| Jas | 3 |
| Jud | 2 |
| Gal | 1 |
| Eph | 1 |
| 1Ti | 1 |
| Tit | 1 |
| Heb | 1 |
| 1Pe | 1 |
| 2Jn | 1 |
Sources: TAHOT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0), MACULA Hebrew WLC (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0), CenterBLC LXX Rahlfs 1935, TAGNT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0). Hebrew→LXX alignment via MACULA Hebrew inline greek/greekstrong columns.