1 Kings 20:35:21 Kgs.20.35.W2TAB

אֶחָ֜ד

ekhad

one

Transliteration
e-KHAD
Extended
eh-KHAAD
IPA
/ʔɛˈħaːd/

Meaning by language

English
one

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Result
אֶ + חָ֜ד
e + khad
ekhad

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-KHAD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ISH e-KHAD

  3. clause

    ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA

  4. sentence

    ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA va-ye-ma-EN ha-ISH le-hak-KHO-to

Exegesis

The verse begins with the idiom veish echad {וְאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד | və-ʼîš ’eḥāḏ} “a certain man,” marking an individual from the prophetic guild.

In context1 Kings 20:35

And one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, by the word of the LORD , “Strike me , please,” but the man refused to strike him.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 20:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:35, so the Hebrew word אֶחָ֜ד (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.20.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.35.W2.S1) and character.