יָחִיד
yâchîyd · yaw-kheed'
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3161 (יָחַד);
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
- properly, united, i.e. sole
- by implication, beloved
- also, lonely
- (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to separate and protect › the hand that works › the doorway, the way in
The hand that works that works to separate and protect of the hand that works of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָחִיד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- thine only3 · 25%
- my darling2 · 17%
- and she was his only child1 · 8%
- upon me; for i am desolate1 · 8%
- the solitary1 · 8%
- and only1 · 8%
- as for an only son1 · 8%
- of an only1 · 8%
- for his only1 · 8%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.