What does אִישׁ · אֶחָד mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H376, H259
כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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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 כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד (ke-ish echad) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · אֶחָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "As one man, in unity.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H259?
H376, H259 is connected to 3,163 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. As one man, in unity.
Strong's H376, H259
Lexical occurrences 3,163 verses Source Gloss
As one man, in unity.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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