יָחִיד

Strong’s Definition

properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)

Etymology & Derivation

from H3161 (יָחַד);

KJV Usage

darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(adj) only, only one, solitary, one
• 2.only, unique, one
• 3.solitary
• 4.only child, only begotten son
• 5.(subst) one

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâchîyd; Pronunciation: yaw-kheed'