The meaning of “יָחִיד”
Understanding yâchîyd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary. - properly, united, i.e. sole - by implication, beloved - also lonely - ...
יָחִיד
darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary. - properly, united, i.e. sole - by implication, beloved - also lonely - (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced) adj 1) only, only one, solitary, one 1a) only, unique, one 1b) solitary 1c)(TWOT) only begotten son subst 2) one
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 22:12 | “And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.” Word: יָחִיד (yâchîyd) | |
| Judges 11:34 | “And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.” Word: יָחִיד (yâchîyd) | |
| Psalms 35:17 | “Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.” Word: יָחִיד (yâchîyd) | |
| Proverbs 4:3 | “For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.” Word: יָחִיד (yâchîyd) | |
| Jeremiah 6:26 | “O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.” Word: יָחִיד (yâchîyd) |
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