Hebrew · H259, H3605, H4687, H3068, H6213 · unreviewed

אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֹת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה

Properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first · properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a command , whether human or divine (collectively, the Law ) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application

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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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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

Pronunciation kōl

Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.

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מִצְוָה H4687 a command , whether human or divine (collectively, the Law )

Pronunciation mitsvah

Divine command carrying covenantal weight; OT's primary term for God's binding directives and obligations under the Law.

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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

Pronunciation YHWH

God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel

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עָשָׂה H6213 to do or make , in the broadest sense and widest application

Pronunciation asah

Broadest action verb in Hebrew; encompasses creation, covenant-making, and moral conduct—God's primary verb for purposeful activity.

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What does אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֹת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה (ʾaḥat mikkol-miṣwōt YHWH ʾăšer lōʾ tēʿāśênāh) mean in the Bible?

אֶחָד · כֹּל · מִצְוָה · יְהֹוָה · עָשָׂה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first". properly, united , i.

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Meaning

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

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1564 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 761 Imperfect 511 Participle 183 Imperative 59 Infinitive construct 24 Infinitive absolute 12 Participle passive 11 Cohortative 3

Stem

Qal 1477 Niphal 84 Piel 2 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative 761 Indicative/jussive 380 Indicative/cohortative 105 Imperative 59 Jussive 26

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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