What does אֶחָד · שֵׁבֶט mean in the Bible?
e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first".
Hebrew · H259, H7626
בְּאַחַד שְׁבָטֶיךָ
Properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first · a scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
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אֶחָד H259 properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
Pronunciation echad
One fundamentally means "united" or "unified" — emphasizing wholeness and integration rather than mere singularity or counting.
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שֵׁבֶט H7626 a scion , i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
What does בְּאַחַד שְׁבָטֶיךָ (beʾaḥaḏ šeḇāṭeḵā) mean in the Bible?
אֶחָד · שֵׁבֶט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H259, H7626?
H259, H7626 is connected to 1,166 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
Strong's H259, H7626
Lexical occurrences 1,166 verses Source Gloss
properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּאַחַד שְׁבָטֶיךָ is built from this root:
אָחַד H258
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