Numbers 7:11:5Num.7.11.W5TAB
אֶחָ֜ד
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
na-SI e-KHAD
- clause
na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM na-SI e-KHAD la-YOM yak-RI-vu et-kar-ba-NAM la-kha-nu-KAT ham-miz-BEAH
Exegesis
The repeated clause nasi echad layom {נָשִׂ֨יא אֶחָד לַיּ֗וֹם | nāsî ʾeḥāḏ layyōm} uses lexical repetition for a distributive schedule, assigning each tribal prince a specific day.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–dalet
“unified”
In context — Numbers 7:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “One leader per day shall bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 7:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 7:11, 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 Num.7.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.7.11.W5.S1) and character.