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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" (Mat_22:38. Mar_12:29, Mar_12:30). These two letters taken together make 'ed = "a witness", because God is a witness and looketh on the heart (1Sa_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: Gen_1:5, one of seven; Deu_2:11, one of four; Deu_2:21, one of twenty-four; Deu_2:24, one made up of two; Deu_3:22, one of the Trinity: Deu_49:16, one of twelve; Num_13:23, one of a cluster. So Psa_34:20, &c. It is not yahid, which is (Latin) unicus, unique a single, or only one, occurs twelve times: Gen_22:2, Gen_22:12, Gen_22:16. Jdg_11:34. Psa_22:20; Psa_25:16; Psa_35:17; Psa_68:6. Pro_4:3. Jer_6:26. Amo_8:10. Zec_12:10. Hebrew of all other words for "one" is 'echad.
(4-9) One of the four Phylacteries. Exo_13:1-10; Exo_13:11-16. Exo_6:4-9; Exo_11:13-21. See note on Exo_13:1, Compare the Structures of the second pair (above).