Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Hi Karen, and welcome!

The word Echad (which on this list we would usually spell )exad or
just )XD ), simply means "one". Whether, in the context of the Shema, you
wish to give it a wider meaning, is a matter of interpretation.

Shanah Tovah

Yigal


----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen" <haemeth AT hcsmail.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:16 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Deut. 6:4


> Hello,
>
> I am new to this list and new to the study of biblical Hebrew and Greek.
>
> I beg pardon if I am ignorant, however, my question is about the
appropriate usage/meaning of the word ECHAD in Deut. 6:4.
>
> Does this mean the number "one" or the concept of "unity".  Please,
explain why.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Karen Terrones
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