What does יַחַד mean in the Bible?
e. (adverb) unitedly".
Hebrew · H3162
יַחַד
Properly, a unit , i.e. (adverb) unitedly
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יַחַד H3162
What does יַחַד mean in the Bible?
יַחַד is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a unit , i.e. (adverb) unitedly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3162?
The BSB source-word alignment has 141 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include together (67), . . . (18), both (6), alike (4), all (3).
Where does יַחַד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (34), Psalms (27), Jeremiah (17), Job (16).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It together 67× Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19
. . . 18× Genesis 13:6, Exodus 36:29, Deuteronomy 25:11, Deuteronomy 33:17
both 6× Deuteronomy 12:22, Deuteronomy 15:22, 2 Samuel 14:16, Job 34:29
alike 4× 1 Samuel 30:24, Psalms 49:2, Jeremiah 6:21, Jeremiah 13:14
all 3× Psalms 74:6, Isaiah 10:8, Isaiah 41:20
as well 3× Jeremiah 6:12, Jeremiah 31:13, Jeremiah 50:33
- 2× Joshua 11:5, Jeremiah 31:8
they have together 2× Psalms 14:3, Psalms 53:3
They will all 2× Isaiah 18:6, Isaiah 44:11
with 2× Job 6:2, Jeremiah 48:7
[came] together 1× Deuteronomy 33:5
[yoked] together 1× Deuteronomy 22:10
alone 1× Ezra 4:3
and altogether 1× Job 10:8
and force all 1× Job 24:4
and they are constantly 1× Proverbs 22:18
being altogether 1× Psalms 19:9
But together 1× Job 21:26
completely 1× Psalms 74:8
each other 1× Isaiah 50:8
enjoy 1× Job 3:18
every side 1× Psalms 88:17
I will 1× Psalms 4:8
I will at once 1× Isaiah 42:14
is their 1× Job 24:17
It shared 1× 2 Samuel 12:3
let us together 1× Isaiah 41:1
of each 1× Psalms 33:15
sing together 1× Psalms 98:8
that we can take 1× Job 9:32
to the ground 1× Isaiah 27:4
together in harmony 1× Psalms 133:1
together with 1× Jeremiah 49:3
united 1× 1 Chronicles 12:17
were alone 1× 1 Kings 3:18
will all 1× Psalms 37:38
will be together 1× Isaiah 11:6
will together 1× Isaiah 1:28
with it 1× Isaiah 45:8
with one accord 1× Jeremiah 5:5
woven together 1× Deuteronomy 22:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 13:6 יַחְדָּ֑ו to together Adverb Genesis 13:6 יַחְדָּֽו׃ to . . . Adverb Genesis 22:6 יַחְדָּֽו׃ to together Adverb Genesis 22:8 יַחְדָּֽו׃ to together Adverb Genesis 22:19 יַחְדָּ֖ו to together Adverb Genesis 36:7 יַחְדָּ֑ו to together Adverb Exodus 19:8 יַחְדָּו֙ to together Adverb Exodus 26:24 וְיַחְדָּ֗ו to together Conjunctive waw | Adverb Exodus 36:29 וְיַחְדָּ֗ו to . . . Conjunctive waw | Adverb Deuteronomy 12:22 יַחְדָּ֖ו to both Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 13:6
Aligned rows 141
Books represented 21
Genesis 6 Exodus 3 Deuteronomy 8 Joshua 2 Judges 2 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 3 Job 16 Psalms 27 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 34 Jeremiah 17 Lamentations 1 Hosea 3 Amos 2 Micah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יַחְדָּ֑ו 20x yaḥ·dāw Genesis 13:6, Genesis 36:7, Judges 6:33, 2 Samuel 2:13
יַחְדָּ֖ו 14x yaḥ·dāw Genesis 22:19, Deuteronomy 12:22, Deuteronomy 33:17, Judges 19:6
יַחְדָּֽו׃ 13x yaḥ·dāw Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, 1 Samuel 31:6
יַחְדָּ֔ו 11x yaḥ·dāw Deuteronomy 15:22, Joshua 9:2, Nehemiah 4:8, Job 2:11
יָֽחַד׃ 10x yā·ḥaḏ 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, Job 6:2
יַחְדָּו֙ 8x yaḥ·dāw Exodus 19:8, Deuteronomy 25:11, Joshua 11:5, Isaiah 18:6
יָ֑חַד 6x yā·ḥaḏ 2 Samuel 21:9, Job 34:15, Job 40:13, Psalms 2:2
יַ֖חַד 5x ya·ḥaḏ Deuteronomy 33:5, Job 17:16, Isaiah 22:3, Hosea 11:7
Parsing patterns
Adverb 135x Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 4x Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29, Job 31:38, Isaiah 31:3
Preposition-l | Adverb 1x 1 Chronicles 12:17
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural 1x Job 9:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a unit , i.e. (adverb) unitedly
Source Gloss
properly, a unit , i.e. (adverb) unitedly
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly BDB: unitedness Usage: alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יַחַד is built from this root:
יָחַד H3161
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain