What does אֶחָד · עֶשֶׂר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H259, H6235
אֶחָד מִן־הָעֲשָׂרָה
Properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first · ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
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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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עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
Pronunciation ʿešer
Cardinal number marking completeness of a single hand; basis for all higher numerical expressions
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What does אֶחָד מִן־הָעֲשָׂרָה (echad min-ha-asarah) mean in the Bible?
אֶחָד · עֶשֶׂר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "One from ten, one-tenth.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H259, H6235?
H259, H6235 is connected to 1,153 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. One from ten, one-tenth.
Strong's H259, H6235
Lexical occurrences 1,153 verses Source Gloss
One from ten, one-tenth.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֶחָד מִן־הָעֲשָׂרָה is built from this root:
אָחַד H258
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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