BDB3510 [H3173]

יָחִיד adjective and substantive only, only one, solitary (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יָחִיד, יְחִידַי, , , id.; Arabic solitary) —

1. only one, especially of an only son, Gen 22:2; Gen 22:12; Gen 22:16 את בנך את יְחִידְךָ thy son, thine only one, אֵבֶל יָחִיד Amos 8:10; Jer 6:26 mourning for an only son, כמספד על היחיד Zech 12:10; Prov 4:3 רַךְ וְיָחִיד לפני אמי; so feminine יְחִידָה Judg 11:34.
2. feminine יְחִידָה as substantive Ps 22:21; Ps 35:17 יְחִידָתִי my only one, poetic for my life, as the one unique and priceless possession which can never be replaced (in each || נַפְשִׁי).
3. solitary, Ps 25:16 כי יחיד ועני אני; Ps 68:7 מוֺשִׁיב יְחִידִים בַּיְתָה causing solitary, isolated ones (i.e. friendless wanderers or exiles; || אֲסִירִים) to dwell at home (Lag Ch and others מֵשִׁיב bringing back home).


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