Hebrew · H1320, H259

בָּשָׂר אֶחָד

Flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first

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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

Pronunciation bāšār

Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.

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אֶחָד H259 properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first

Pronunciation echad

One fundamentally means "united" or "unified" — emphasizing wholeness and integration rather than mere singularity or counting.

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What does בָּשָׂר אֶחָד (basar echad) mean in the Bible?

בָּשָׂר · אֶחָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one flesh".

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What does בָּשָׂר · אֶחָד mean in the Bible?

בָּשָׂר · אֶחָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one flesh".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1320, H259?

H1320, H259 is connected to 1,246 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. one flesh

Strong's H1320, H259

Lexical occurrences 1,246 verses

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one flesh

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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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