וְ/הָ/אֶחָ֖ד

𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤃

vehaechad

and the one

a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Eka "one, alone, by oneself" (Bemba)

H259

Genesis 42:13 · Word #17

Lexicon H259

Lemmaאֶחָד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤇𐤃
Transliterationʼechâd
Strong'sH259
In-contextand the one

Morphology HC/Td/Acmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H259-39

and the united one

Rootאחד (ʾ-ḥ-d)
Core Meaningsunity, oneness, union, singularity, being joined as one
Semantic Rangeone (number), single, first, each, every, alone, a certain one, unified, the same
Conceptual Significanceאחד expresses both numerical oneness and unity of essence or purpose. It is central to Israel’s confession of divine unity (e.g., YHWH as "one") and often conveys the idea of wholeness or indivisible unity within covenant identity and communal life.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ (and) + definite article הָ (the) + adjective/cardinal numeral אֶחָד in masculine singular absolute form (Acmsa). Functions substantivally as "the one."
Rendering RationaleThe form is masculine singular absolute with the definite article and prefixed conjunction ("and + the + one"). Rendering it as "the united one" preserves the root sense of unity inherent in אחד, while "and" reflects the prefixed waw and "the" reflects the definite article; the singular form conveys masculine singular number as marked in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אחד (unity, oneness, union, singularity, being joined as one)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H259-01 achad one (masculine singular)
H259-02 achadim single ones
H259-03 achat one (feminine singular)

Word Usage (976 occurrences of H259)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:5 אֶחָֽד echad one
Genesis 1:9 אֶחָ֔ד echad one
Genesis 2:11 הָֽ/אֶחָ֖ד haechad of the one

Bantu Hebrew

וְ/הָ/אֶחָ֖ד (ʼechâd) — a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

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Word Meaning Language
Eka one, alone, by oneself Bemba