יָחַד yâchad — to be (or become) one

pronounced yaw-khad' · Strong's H3161 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as join, unite.

a primitive root; to be (or become) one.

yâchad in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Jussive 1Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

תֵּחַ֣ד Gen 49:6 Jussive, 3rd person feminine singular

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. (KJV)

תֵחַ֤ד Isa 14:20 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular

Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. (KJV)

Pi'el 1×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Imperative 1

יַחֵ֥ד Ps 86:11 Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. (KJV)

What the stems mean

A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›

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