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title: יָחִיד — only · The Tanakh dictionary
description: יָחִיד (3173), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 12 times: only. BDB 1906: adj. subst. only, only one, solitary. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# יָחִיד

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«יָחִיד» in the Tanakh dictionary: **only** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 12 times · **Key:** 3173 · **BDB:** יָחִיד

### Glosses

your.only (3); my.only (2); \[am\].solitary (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

only [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/3173/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. subst. only, only one, solitary [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/3173/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** adj. and subst. only, only one, solitary (NH id.; Aramaic יָחִיד, יְחִידַי, ܝܺܚܺܝܕܳܐ, ܝܺܚܺܝܕܳܝܳܐ id.; Arabic وَحِيدٌ solitary)— only one, especially of an only son, Gn 22:2, 12, 16 את בנך את יְחִידְךָ thy son, thine only one, אֵבֶל יָחִיד Am 8:10 Je 6:26 mourning for an only son, כמספד על היחיד Zc 12:10, Pr 4:3 רַךְ וְיָחִיד לפני אמי; so fem. יְחִידָה Ju 11:34. fem. יְחִידָה as subst. ψ 22:21; 35:17 יְחִידָתִי my only one, poet. for my life, as the one unique and priceless possession which can never be replaced (in each ‖ נַפְשִׁי). solitary, ψ 25:16 כי יחיד ועני אני; 68:7 מוֹשִׁיב יְחִידִים בַּיְתָה causing solitary, isolated ones (i.e. friendless wanderers or exiles; ‖ אֲסִירִים) to dwell at home (Lag Ch al. מֵשִׁיב bringing back home).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 12 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (11 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (8 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «יָחִיד» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/3173/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 22:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.22.21/)

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הַצִּ֣ילָה מֵחֶ֣רֶב נַפְשִׁ֑י מִיַּד־כֶּ֝֗לֶב יְחִידָתִֽי׃

*Word for word:* deliver from.\[the\] sword life my from.\[the\] hand of.a.dog my.only \[life\]

*JPS 1917:* Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.

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[Psalms 25:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.25.16/)

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פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כִּֽי־יָחִ֖יד וְעָנִ֣י אָֽנִי׃

*Word for word:* turn to me and show favor.to.me (dm) \[am\].solitary and afflicted I

*JPS 1917:* Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

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