Job 14:4:5Job.14.4.W5TAB
אֶחָֽד׃
ekhad
“one”
- Transliteration
- e-KHAD
- Extended
- eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
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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
LO e-KHAD
- sentence
MI-yit-TEN ta-HOR mit-ta-ME LO e-KHAD
Exegesis
The closing lo echad {לֹ֣א אֶחָֽד | lōʾ ʾeḥāḏ} compresses the answer into an absolute denial, meaning “not even one,” which functions as a terse verdict following the question. English renders the Hebrew idiom mi-yitten with “Who can” to communicate the rhetorical force and impossibility implied by the construction while preserving the sharp, climactic negation at the end.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–chet–dalet
“one, single”
In context — Job 14:4
Who can bring the pure from the impure? Not one .
About this coordinate
Job 14:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 14:4, 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 Job.14.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.4.W5.S1) and character.