חד

Aramaic

Aramaic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : חד (ḥad)
    Ordinal : קדמאי (qadmai)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad-.

Numeral

חד • (ḥadm (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, which is cognate with Hebrew אֶחָד (ekhád, one).

Prefix

חַד • (khad-)

  1. Single-, one-, uni-, mono-.
    משמעות (mashma'út, meaning)חד משמעי (khad-mashma'í, unambiguous)
    הורה (horé, parent)חד הורי (khad-horí, single-parent)
    פעם (pá'am, time, instance)חד פעמי (khad-pa'amí, one-time, single-use, disposable)
    צד (tsad, side)חד צדדי (khad-tsdadí, one-sided, unilateral)
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of single-): רַב (rav-)
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See also

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ד־ד (kh-d-d)
6 terms

Compare Arabic حاد (ḥādd, sharp), Old Armenian խադ (xad, sword). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

חַד • (khad) (feminine חַדָּה, masculine plural חַדִּים, feminine plural חַדּוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. sharp
  2. clear, exact
    הוא היה חד בדבריו.hu haya khad bidvaráv.He was clear in his words.
  3. strong, sharp, piercing, acute
    כאב חדke'év khadA piercing pain
Synonyms
  • (sharp): שָׁנוּן (shanún)
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Noun

חֹד • (khódm

  1. defective spelling of חוד

Etymology 3

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Verb

חָד • (khad) (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

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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