Deuteronomy 17:6:13Deut.17.6.W13TAB
אֶחָֽד׃
ekhad
“one”
- Transliteration
- e-KHAD
- Extended
- eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /ˈʕeːd/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
ED e-KHAD
- clause
LO yu-MAT al-PI ED e-KHAD
- sentence
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET LO yu-MAT al-PI ED e-KHAD
Exegesis
The Hophal imperfect yumat {יוּמַת | yûmat} conveys passive execution of hamet {הַמֵּת | hammēṯ}, with the negative clause lōʾ yûmat ʿal-pî ʿêd ʾeḥād {לֹא יוּמַת עַל־פִּי עֵד אֶחָד} forming a chiastic structure to reinforce procedural safeguards.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ch-dayin–het–dalet
“one”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:6
On the word of two witnesses or three witnesses, the one to die shall be executed; no one shall be put to death on the word of only one witness.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 17:6, so the Hebrew word אֶחָֽד׃ (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 Deut.17.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.6.W13.S1) and character.