Numbers 7:11:5Num.7.11.W5TAB

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

    na-SI e-KHAD

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextNumbers 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.