Lexicon edah: Congregation, assembly, community Original Word: עֵדָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance testimony, witness Feminine of ed in its techn. Sense; testimony -- testimony, witness. Compare edah. see HEBREW ed see HEBREW edah Brown-Driver-Briggs II. עֵדָה noun feminine testimony, witness, of things (only E); — Genesis 21:30; Genesis 31:52; Joshua 24:27 (twice in verse) (J uses עֵד for feminine things). — I. עֵדָה see יעד. III. [עֵדָה] noun feminine only plural ᵑ0 testimonies (always of laws as divine testimonies or solemn charges); — plural absolute עֵדֹת Deuteronomy 4:45; Deuteronomy 6:20; suffix (of ׳י), עְדֹתִי Psalm 132:12 (Ges§ 91n.), עֵדֹתָיו Deuteronomy 6:17; Psalm 25:10; Psalm 99:7; Psalm 119:2, עֵדוֺתָיו Psalm 78:56; עֵדֹתֶיךָ Psalm 93:5; Psalm 119:22; Psalm 119:24; Psalm 119:46; Psalm 119:59; Psalm 119:79; Psalm 119:95; Psalm 119:119; Psalm 119:125; Psalm 119:138; Psalm 119:146; Psalm 119:152; Psalm 119:167; Psalm 119:168 (ᵑ0 pointing artificial, derived probably from עֵדוּת, reading עֵדֻת for עֵדֹת, or regarding עֵדֹת as contracted from עֵדְוֺת, plural of עֵדוּת [Sta§ 320 b SS Buhl]; see also DrDeuteronomy 4:45; Deuteronomy 4:45; Deuteronomy 6:17,20 are redactional). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root עוּד (ud), which means to return, repeat, or do again, often in the context of bearing witness or testifying.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek term in the Septuagint and the New Testament is μαρτυρία (G3142), which also means "testimony" or "witness." This Greek term carries similar connotations of providing evidence or bearing witness, particularly in legal and covenantal contexts. In the New Testament, μαρτυρία is used to describe the testimony of Jesus Christ and the witness of the apostles to His life, death, and resurrection. Usage: The word עֵדָה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often related to legal or covenantal settings where testimony is required. It is used to describe the act of bearing witness or the evidence provided by a witness. Context: • The term עֵדָה is frequently associated with legal proceedings and covenantal contexts in the Hebrew Scriptures. It signifies the act of bearing witness or providing testimony, often in a formal or legal setting. In the context of the covenant, עֵדָה can refer to the testimony of God's laws and commandments, as seen in the tablets of the covenant, which are sometimes called the "tablets of testimony" (Exodus 31:18). Forms and Transliterations בְ֭עֵדֹתֶיךָ בעדתיך הָֽעֵדֹ֔ת הָעֵדֹ֗ת העדת וְ֝עֵדוֹתָ֗יו וְעֵדָ֖ה וְעֵדֹתִ֥י וְעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ וְעֵדֹתָ֥יו וְעֵדֹתָֽיו׃ ועדה ועדותיו ועדתי ועדתיו ועדתיו׃ ועדתיך לְעֵדָ֔ה לעדה מֵעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ מעדתיך עֵ֝דֹתֶ֗יךָ עֵ֝דֹתָ֗יו עֵ֭דֹתֶיךָ עֵֽדֹתֶ֨יךָ ׀ עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ עֵדֹתֶ֣יךָ עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃ עֵדֹתָ֗יו עדתיו עדתיך עדתיך׃ ‘ê·ḏō·ṯāw ‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā ‘êḏōṯāw ‘êḏōṯeḵā ḇə‘êḏōṯeḵā ḇə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā edoTav edoTeicha hā‘êḏōṯ hā·‘ê·ḏōṯ haeDot lə‘êḏāh lə·‘ê·ḏāh leeDah mê‘êḏōṯeḵā mê·‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā meedoTeicha veeDah veedoTav Veedoteicha veedoTi wə‘êḏāh wə‘êḏōṯāw wə‘êḏōṯeḵā wə‘êḏōṯî wə‘êḏōwṯāw wə·‘ê·ḏāh wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯāw wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯî wə·‘ê·ḏō·w·ṯāwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 21:30 HEB: תִּֽהְיֶה־ לִּ֣י לְעֵדָ֔ה כִּ֥י חָפַ֖רְתִּי NAS: so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug KJV: that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged INT: so become witness for dug Genesis 31:52 Deuteronomy 4:45 Deuteronomy 6:17 Deuteronomy 6:20 Joshua 24:27 Joshua 24:27 Psalm 25:10 Psalm 78:56 Psalm 93:5 Psalm 99:7 Psalm 119:2 Psalm 119:22 Psalm 119:24 Psalm 119:46 Psalm 119:59 Psalm 119:79 Psalm 119:95 Psalm 119:119 Psalm 119:125 Psalm 119:138 Psalm 119:146 Psalm 119:152 Psalm 119:167 Psalm 119:168 26 Occurrences |