יָחִידyâchîyd
only one, solitary
Pronunciation: yaw-kheed' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3173
Meanings
1. only one, especially of an only son (Genesis 22:2; Genesis 22:12; Genesis 22:16)
2. only one, as substantive, poetic for my life, as the one unique and priceless possession which can never be replaced (in each || נַפְשִׁי) (Psalms 22:21; Psalms 35:17)
3. solitary (Psalms 25:16; Psalms 68:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 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.”
- Genesis 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.”
- Genesis 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
- Judges 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.
- Psalms 22:20 Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs.
- Psalms 25:16 Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).