Aramaic

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

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad-.

Numeral

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חד (ḥadm (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

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Etymology 1

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

Prefix

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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)
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  • (antonym(s) of single-): רַב (rav-)
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Etymology 2

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Root
ח־ד־ד (kh-d-d)

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

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Adjective

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חַד (ḥad) (feminine חַדָּה, masculine plural חַדִּים, feminine plural חַדּוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  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 חדke'év ḥadA piercing pain
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Noun

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חֹד (khódm

  1. defective spelling of חוד

Etymology 3

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

Verb

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חָד (ḥad) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pose a riddle, to quiz
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References

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