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)

“other”

also renders heîs (G1520), loipoí (G3062), ʼâch (H251), chabrâh (H2273)

“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)

“and”

also renders kaíge (G2534), háma (G260)

“a certain”

also renders ʼîysh (H376)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

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

1 Chronicles 1:19 · HTd/Acmsa

To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

1 Chronicles 11:11 · HAcfsa

This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

1 Chronicles 12:14 · HAcmsa

These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army. He who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

1 Chronicles 12:38 · HAcmsa

All these were men of war who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

1 Chronicles 17:6 · HAcmsa

In all places in which I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’”’

1 Chronicles 17:21 · HAcmsa

What one nation on the earth is like your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, to make you a name by great and awesome things, in driving out nations from before your people whom you redeemed out of Egypt?

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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.