Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Karen,

> 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.


HH: It means "one," but the word can refer to a complex oneness, a 
"whole". It can, for example, describe a military troop (2 Sam 2:25) 
or a people (Gen 11:6).

                                Yours,
                                Harold Holmyard