Judges 13:2:3Judg.13.2.W3TAB
אֶחָ֧ד
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
va-ye-HI ISH e-KHAD mits-tsa-re-A
- clause
va-ye-HI ISH e-KHAD mits-tsa-re-A mim-mish-pa-KHAT ha-da-NI u-she-MO ma-NO-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI ISH e-KHAD mits-tsa-re-A mim-mish-pa-KHAT ha-da-NI u-she-MO ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO a-ka-RA ve-LO ya-la-DA
Exegesis
The indefinite expression ish echad {אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֧ד | ʾîš ’ĕḥād} marks “a certain man.”
In context — Judges 13:2
There was a man from Zorah of Danite descent, and his name was Manoah . His wife was sterile , and she had not borne a child.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 13:2, so the Hebrew word אֶחָ֧ד (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 Judg.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.2.W3.S1) and character.