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אֶחָד

ʼechâd · Hebrew · Strong's H259 · 970 occurrences

The KJV renders 21 different Hebrew and Greek words as “one”

What it means

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

a numeral from H258 (אָחַד);

How the KJV renders it

alike, alone, altogether, and, any, apiece, a certain, daily, each, every, few, first, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

one
also renders tìs (G5100), állos (G243), eirḗnē (G1515), hékastos (G1538), héteros (G2087), heîs (G1520), ʼîysh (H376), ʼalmônîy (H492), ʼishshâh (H802), gibbôwr (H1368), gam (H1571), chad (H2297), chad (H2298), yâpheh (H3303), nephesh (H5315), pᵉthîy (H6612), rab (H7227), rûwm (H7311), rak (H7390), raʻ (H7451)
together
also renders homoû (G3674), háma (G260), synágō (G4863), ʼâchôwth (H269), gâlal (H1556), châbar (H2266), chad (H2298), mâlêʼ (H4390), pâgash (H6298)
any
also renders hékastos (G1538), pâs (G3956), oudeís (G3762), ʼîysh (H376), kôl (H3605), kôl (H3606), nephesh (H5315), râbâh (H7235)
only
also renders mónon (G3440), mónos (G3441), heîs (G1520), ʼak (H389), bâdâd (H910), yachad (H3162), raq (H7535)
alone
also renders mónon (G3440), mónos (G3441), heautoû (G1438), bâdad (H909), bâdâd (H910)
altogether
also renders hólos (G3650), pántōs (G3843), yachad (H3162), kôl (H3605), kâlâh (H3617)
daily
also renders epioúsios (G1967), kathēmerinós (G2522), ephḗmeros (G2184), yôwmâm (H3119), tâmîyd (H8548)
first
also renders prōtos (G4413), próteron (G4386), chad (H2298), qadmay (H6933), rôʼsh (H7218)
some
also renders héteros (G2087), heîs (G1520), timḗ (G5092), dâbâr (H1697), mᵉʻaṭ (H4592)
every
also renders hápas (G537), ʼîysh (H376), ʼishshâh (H802), kôl (H3606)
alike
also renders gam (H1571), yachad (H3162), shâvâh (H7737)
each
also renders hékastos (G1538), ʼîysh (H376), ʼishshâh (H802)
few
also renders olígos (G3641), mizʻâr (H4213), qâtsêr (H7116)
once
also renders hápax (G530), ephápax (G2178), ʼâz (H227)
other
also renders heîs (G1520), loipoí (G3062), chabrâh (H2273)
and
also renders kaíge (G2534), háma (G260)
a certain
also renders ʼîysh (H376)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

970 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 1:19 HTd/Acmsa1 Chronicles 11:11 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 12:14 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 12:38 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 17:6 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 17:21 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 21:10 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 23:11 HAcfsa1 Chronicles 24:6 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 24:17 HAcmsa1 Chronicles 25:28 HR/Acmsa1 Chronicles 27:1 HTd/Acfsa1 Chronicles 29:1 HAcmsa1 Kings 2:16 HAcfsa1 Kings 2:20 HAcfsa1 Kings 3:17 HAcmsa1 Kings 3:25 HR/Acfsa1 Kings 4:7 HAcmsa1 Kings 4:19 HAcmsa1 Kings 4:22 HAcmsa1 Kings 6:24 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 6:25 HAcfsa1 Kings 6:26 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 6:27 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 6:34 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 6:38 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:15 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 7:16 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:17 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:18 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:27 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:30 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:32 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 7:34 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:37 HAcfsa1 Kings 7:38 HAcmsa1 Kings 7:42 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 7:44 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 8:56 HAcmsa1 Kings 10:14 HAcfsa1 Kings 10:16 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 10:17 HTd/Acfsa1 Kings 10:22 HAcfsa1 Kings 11:13 HAcmsa1 Kings 11:32 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 11:36 HAcmsa1 Kings 12:29 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 12:30 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 13:11 HAcmsa1 Kings 14:21 HC/Acfsa1 Kings 15:10 HC/Acfsa1 Kings 16:23 HC/Acfsa1 Kings 18:6 HAcmsa1 Kings 18:23 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 18:25 HTd/Acmsa1 Kings 19:2 HAcmsa1 Kings 19:4 HAcfsa1 Kings 19:5 HAcmsa1 Kings 20:13 HAcmsa1 Kings 20:29 HAcmsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.