Aramaic

Numeral

חד • ‎(ḥad) m (f חדא)

1. one (1)

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חד above, which is cognate with Hebrew אֶחָד ‎(eẖád, “one”).

Prefix

חַד • ‎(ẖad-)

1. Single-, one-, uni-, mono-.

   משמעות ‎(mashma'út, “meaning”) → חד משמעי ‎(ẖad-mashma'í, “unambiguous”)

   הורה ‎(horé, “parent”) → חד הורי ‎(ẖad-horí, “single-parent”)

   פעם ‎(pá'am, “time, instance”) → חד פעמי ‎(ẖad-p'amí, “one-time, single-use, disposable”)

   צד ‎(tzad, “side”) → חד צדדי ‎(ẖad-tzdadí, “one-sided, unilateral”)

Antonyms

• (single-): רַב ‎(rav-)

Coordinate terms

• דּוּ ‎(du-, “double-, bi-, di-”), תְּלַת ‎(tlat-, “triple-, tri-”)

Derived terms

See also

• אֶחָד ‎(eẖád, “one”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

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

1. sharp
2. clear, exact

   הוא היה חד בדבריו.‎ ― hu haya ḥad b'd'varáv. ― He was clear in his words.

3. strong, sharp, piercing, acute

   כאב חד‎ ― ke'év ḥad ― A piercing pain

Derived terms

• חַד עַיִן ‎(ẖad 'ayín)
• חַד וְחָלָק ‎(ẖad veẖaláq)

Synonyms

• (sharp): שָׁנוּן ‎(shanún)

Antonyms

• (sharp): קֵהֶה ‎(qehé)

Etymology 3

Verb

חָד • ‎(ḥad) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. to pose a riddle, to quiz

Conjugation