Deuteronomy 6:4

Hear. In the Hebrew text this word ( sham'a) has the last letter majuscular (i.e. larger than the others) as also the last letter of the last word ( 'echad ), to emphasize "the first and great commandment" (Matthew 22:38 . Mark 12:29 , Mark 12:30 ). These two letters taken together make 'ed = "a witness", because God is a witness and looketh on the heart (1 Samuel 16:7 ). In Hebrew. shem'a yisrael yeh6va elheynu yehova. echad = "Hear, O Israel, Jehovah (the Self and ever existing One), our Elohim is one Jehovah".

one. Hebrew ' ehad = a compound unity (Latin. unus) , one made up of others: Genesis 1:5 , one of seven; Deuteronomy 2:11 , one of four; Deuteronomy 2:21 , one of twenty-four; Deuteronomy 2:24 , one made up of two; Deuteronomy 3:22 , one of the Trinity: Deu 49:16 , one of twelve; Numbers 13:23 , one of a cluster. So Psalms 34:20 , &c. It is not yahid, which is (Latin) unicus, unique a single, or only one, occurs twelve times: Genesis 22:2 , Genesis 22:12 , Genesis 22:16 . Judges 11:34 .Psalms 22:20 ; Psalms 25:16 ; Psalms 35:17 ; Psalms 68:6 . Proverbs 4:3 .Jeremiah 6:26 . Amos 8:10 . Zechariah 12:10 . Hebrew of all other words for "one" is 'echad.

(4-9) One of the four Phylacteries. Exodus 13:1-10 ; Exodus 13:11-16 . Exodus 6:4-9 ; Exo 11:13-21 . See note on Exodus 13:1 , Compare the Structures of the second pair (above).