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I write about Hebrew language, culture, and history @haaretz @haaretzcom מחבר הספר ״ההיסטוריה הסודית של היהדות״ @amoved

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6/ Echad wasn't originally a number at all. It was an adjective meaning "alone," "solitary." You can still hear this in Hebrew yachid ("individual") and Arabic wakhadāni ("lonely person"). It had nothing to do with counting.