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  • From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: One or One?
  • Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:25:30 -0500


EHad is the number one. It doesn't mean anything,
it's just a number. Echad, Shnaim, shalosha, etc. 1,2,3.
Echad cannot mean anything but the number 1.
Now if you have an idea that the number one can mean
three, then gehe gesund, as we say, but it's not derivable
from the text itself.

Now, yaHad is the verb, to make as one, to unite.
But that is not what we have in Deut. 6:4.



I think the verb/root is "LeAched" - not yachad

Yachad means together, it is not a verb, it does not mean to unite.




YaHid means only, solitary, the only one, as in you are
my only son. It is an adjective.


There is also HaYachid = the only one

And "Echod Yachid" = the only one


Shoshanna





Hope this helps.
Liz

-----Original Message-----
From: JWE [mailto:jwe1 AT home.com]
Sent: Tue, January 29, 2002 1:49 AM
To: Biblical Hebrew
Subject: Re: One or One?


Hi Shoshanna,

>What is a "composite unity"????

As I understood the speaker, it means one being or thing that is
made up of many
parts (like your point of 1 million parts), but is unified
(single); the example
given was Adam and Eve being 2 people, but they became one flesh
(Gen 2:24)

Again, the other example was given as us having one body, but our
body is made
up of MANY parts but it is still ONE body.

The speaker said that "Echad" (one) was used to convey "oneness"
or "unity",
whereas, the word "Yachid" was used to convey a single "one"
thought (such as
having "Yachid" sun in the sky.)

Liz Wrote:

>The Trinity, obviously.

Yes that was the speaker's point, but I didn't (and don't) want
this to turn
into a "Debate" about G-d, and that was the reason that I asked
if anyone could
please tell me if what she said about "Echad" & "Yachid" was (1)
true and (2)
could someone please tell me if there are any website's that may give any
information on this so I could get a better understanding regarding this?

Thanks to everyone that has responded, but I'm still not clear on
this and would
appreciate anyone's help in understanding it.

Let me say again, so there is no misunderstanding: I am NOT
asking if there is
or if anyone BELIEVES there is a "Trinity" - I need information
on those 2
WORDS (Yachid - Echad) and whether they can MEAN what the
speaker said they
meant.

Thanx again.

G-d Bless,
J.W.

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