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Lexicon :: Strong's H3173 - yāḥîḏ

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יָחִיד
Transliteration
yāḥîḏ
Pronunciation
yaw-kheed'
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Part of Speech
adjective, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 858a

Strong’s Definitions

יָחִיד yâchîyd, yaw-kheed'; from H3161; properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced):—darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H3173 in the following manner: only (6x), darling (2x), only child (1x), only son (1x), desolate (1x), solitary (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H3173 in the following manner: only (6x), darling (2x), only child (1x), only son (1x), desolate (1x), solitary (1x).
adjective

  1. only, only one, solitary, one

    1. only, unique, one

    2. solitary

    3. (TWOT) only begotten son

      substantive

  2. one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָחִיד yâchîyd, yaw-kheed'; from H3161; properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced):—darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
STRONGS H3173: Abbreviations
† יָחִיד adjective and substantive only, only one, solitary (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יָחִיד, יְחִידַי, bdb040207, bdb040208, id.; Arabic bdb040209 solitary) —
1. only one, especially of an only son, Genesis 22:2, 12, 16 את בנך את יְחִידְךָ thy son, thine only one, אֵבֶל יָחִיד Amos 8:10; Jeremiah 6:26 mourning for an only son, כמספד על היחיד Zechariah 12:10; Proverbs 4:3 רַךְ וְיָחִיד לפני אמי; so feminine יְחִידָה Judges 11:34.
2. feminine יְחִידָה as substantive Psalm 22:21; Psalm 35:17 יְחִידָתִי my only one, poetic for my life, as the one unique and priceless possession which can never be replaced (in each || נַפְשִׁי).
3. solitary, Psalm 25:16 כי יחיד ועני אני; Psalm 68:7 מוֺשִׁיב יְחִידִים בַּיְתָה causing solitary, isolated ones (i.e. friendless wanderers or exiles; || אֲסִירִים) to dwell at home (Lag Ch and others מֵשִׁיב bringing back home).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

22:2; 22:12; 22:16

Judges

11:34

Psalms

22:21; 25:16; 35:17; 68:7

Proverbs

4:3

Jeremiah

6:26

Amos

8:10

Zechariah

12:10

H3173

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3173 matches the Hebrew יָחִיד (yāḥîḏ),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:2 - “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:12 - “Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:16 - “This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:34 - When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:20 - Save me from the sword;
spare my precious life from these dogs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:16 - Turn to me and have mercy,
for I am alone and in deep distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 - How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue me from their fierce attacks.
Protect my life from these lions!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:6 - God places the lonely in families;
he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:3 - For I, too, was once my father’s son,
tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:26 - Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap
and sit among the ashes.
Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son.
For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning
and your singing into weeping.
You will wear funeral clothes
and shave your heads to show your sorrow—
as if your only son had died.
How very bitter that day will be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:10 - “Then I will pour out a spirit[fn] of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
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