חד

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Aramaic

Aramaic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : חד (ḥad)
    Ordinal : קדמאי (qadmai)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad-.

Numeral

חד • (ḥad) m (f חדא)

  1. one (1)
    • a. 1590, “חד גדיא [One Kid Goat]”, traditional cumulative song recited by Jews at the Passover Seder:
      חַד גַּדְיָא חַד גַּדְיָא דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי
      ḥadʰ gadʰəya, ḥadʰ gadʰəya də-zabbin abba bi-tʰərei zuzei
      One kid goat, one kid goat that my father bought for two denarii

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חד above, which is cognate with Hebrew אֶחָד (eẖád, “one”).

Prefix

חַד • (ẖad-)

  1. Single-, one-, uni-, mono-.
    משמעות (mashma'út, “meaning”) → חד משמעי (ẖad-mashma'í, “unambiguous”)
    הורה (horé, “parent”) → חד הורי (ẖad-horí, “single-parent”)
    פעם (pá'am, “time, instance”) → חד פעמי (ẖad-p'amí, “one-time, single-use, disposable”)
    צד (tzad, “side”) → חד צדדי (ẖad-tzdadí, “one-sided, unilateral”)
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “single-”): רַב (rav-)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Hebrew terms prefixed with חד־

See also

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ד־ד (ḥ-d-d)

Compare Arabic حاد (ḥādd, “sharp”), Old Armenian խադ (xad, “sword”).

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Adjective

חַד • (ḥad) (feminine חַדָּה, masculine plural חַדִּים, feminine plural חַדּוֹת)

  1. sharp
  2. clear, exact
    הוא היה חד בדבריו. ― hu haya ḥad b'd'varáv. ― He was clear in his words.
  3. strong, sharp, piercing, acute
    כאב חד ― ke'év ḥad ― A piercing pain
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Noun

חֹד • (khód) m

  1. defective spelling of חוד

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

חָד • (ḥad) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to pose a riddle, to quiz
Conjugation

References

  • “חד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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