Hebrew · H259, H5892

אַחַת מִן־הֶעָרִים

Properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first · a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )

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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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עִיר H5892 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )

What does אַחַת מִן־הֶעָרִים (achat min-heʿarim) mean in the Bible?

אֶחָד · עִיר is a Hebrew phrase 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
Word Origins

אַחַת מִן־הֶעָרִים is built from this root:

אָחַד H258
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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