What does שָׁנֶה · אֶחָד mean in the Bible?
שָׁנֶה · אֶחָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a year (as a revolution of time)".
Hebrew · H8141, H259
שָׁנָה אֶחָת
A year (as a revolution of time) · properly, united , i.e. one ; or (as an ordinal) first
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שָׁנֶה H8141 a year (as a revolution of time)
Pronunciation shanim
Cyclical time unit marking natural revolutions; foundational for age, covenant seasons, and divine chronology
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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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What does שָׁנָה אֶחָת (shanah achat) mean in the Bible?
שָׁנֶה · אֶחָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a year (as a revolution of time)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8141, H259?
H8141, H259 is connected to 1,856 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a year (as a revolution of time)
Source Gloss
a year (as a revolution of time)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 615
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Infinitive construct Ps 77:11 1×
Word Origins
שָׁנָה אֶחָת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain