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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”
“any”
“only”
“daily”
also renders epioúsios (G1967), kathēmerinós (G2522), ephḗmeros (G2184), yôwmâm (H3119), tâmîyd (H8548)
“a certain”
also renders ʼîysh (H376)
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Does scripture permit divorce and remarriage?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
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.