1 Kings 20:13:31 Kgs.20.13.W3TAB
אֶחָ֗ד
ekhad
“one”
- Transliteration
- e-KHAD
- Extended
- eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
e-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE na-VI e-KHAD
- clause
ve-hin-NE na-VI e-KHAD ni-GASH el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH he-ra-I-ta ET kal-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-hin-NE na-VI e-KHAD ni-GASH el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH he-ra-I-ta ET kal-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE hin-NE-ni not-NE-no ve-yad-KHA ha-YOM ve-ya-DAT-ta ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase navi echad {נָבִיא אֶחָד | nāvî ʾeḥād} ‘a prophet, one’ uses echad to emphasize the singular messenger.
In context — 1 Kings 20:13
And behold, a certain prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the LORD: Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I am giving it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 20:13, so the Hebrew word אֶחָ֗ד (ekhad) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.20.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.13.W3.S1) and character.