חד

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

• דּוּ (du-, “double-, bi-, di-”), תְּלַת (tlat-, “triple-, tri-”)

Derived terms

Hebrew terms prefixed with חד־

See also

• אֶחָד (eẖád, “one”)

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) [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 חד ― ke'év ḥad ― A piercing pain

Synonyms

• (sharp): שָׁנוּן (shanún)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sharp”): קֵהֶה (qehé)

Derived terms

• זווית חדה / זָוִית חַדָּה (zavít khadá)
• חַד לָשׁוֹן (khad lashón)
• חַד עַיִן (ẖad 'ayín)
• חַד וְחָלָק (ẖad veẖaláq)

Noun

חֹד • (khód) m

1. defective spelling of חוד

Etymology 3

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Verb

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

1. to pose a riddle, to quiz

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָחוּד action noun: חִידָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חַדְתִּי		חַדְנוּ
	second	חַדְתָּ	חַדְתְּ	חַדְתֶּם	חַדְתֶּן
	third	חָד	חָדָה	חָדוּ
present		חָד	חָדָה	חָדִים	חָדוֹת
future	first	אָחוּד		נָחוּד
	second	תָּחוּד	תָּחוּדִי	תָּחוּדוּ	תחודנה / תָּחֹדְנָה1
	third	יָחוּד	תָּחוּד	יָחוּדוּ	תחודנה / תָּחֹדְנָה1
imperative		חוּד	חוּדִי	חוּדוּ	חודנה / חֹדְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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