יָחִיד yachid
Hebrew word for “only” · Strong’s H3173 · used 12 times in 12 verses
Meaning
adj; 1) only, only one, solitary, one; 1a) only, unique, one; 1b) solitary; 1c)(TWOT) only begotten son; subst; 2) one
How it is translated
Glosses given for yachid in context, with how often each is used:
- only son 5
- only child 3
- only life 2
- solitary 1
- solitary people 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 22 (3), Judges 11 (1), Psalms 22 (1), Psalms 25 (1), Psalms 35 (1), Psalms 68 (1), Proverbs 4 (1), Jeremiah 6 (1), Amos 8 (1), Zechariah 12 (1)
Forms
- יחידך 3
- יחיד 3
- יחידתי 2
- יחידה 1
- יחידים 1
- ויחיד 1
- היחיד 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with yachid more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מִסְפֵּד misped “mourning” 2
- אֵבֶל evel “mourning” 2
- חָשַׂךְ chasakh “to withhold” 2
- שַׂק saq “sackcloth” 2
- בַּת bat “daughter” 2
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 2
- עָלָה alah “to ascend” 2
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 2
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 2
- מִן־ min “from” 2
Key verses
The verses using yachid that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 22:2 — And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one…
- Genesis 22:12 — And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son,…
- Genesis 22:16 — And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
- Judges 11:34 — And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside…
- Psalms 22:20 — Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
- Psalms 25:16 — Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
- Psalms 35:17 — Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
- Psalms 68:6 — God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
- Proverbs 4:3 — For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
- Jeremiah 6:26 — O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the…
- Amos 8:10 — And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and…
- Zechariah 12:10 — And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they…
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.