Lexical Definition

‎עֵדָה‎ ʻêdâh (ay-daw') witness ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎עֵד‎ in its techn. sense

testimony, witness. Compare ‎עֵדָה‎.

• testimony

1) testimony, witness
1a) always plural and always of laws as divine testimonies

See Greek: μαρτύριον

Extended Information

• always plural and always of laws as divine testimonies

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: עֵדָה

II. ‎עֵדָה‎ noun feminine testimony, witness, of things (only E); — Gen 21:30; Gen 31:52; Josh 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 Deut 4:45; Deut 6:20 suffix (of ‎׳‎‎י‎), ‎עְדֹתִי‎ Ps 132:12 (Ges^{«GKC:91n»§ 91n}.), ‎עֵדֹתָיו‎ Deut 6:17; Ps 25:10; Ps 99:7; Ps 119:2, ‎עֵדוֺתָיו‎ Ps 78:56 ‎עֵדֹתֶיךָ‎ Ps 93:5; Ps 119:22; Ps 119:24; Ps 119:46; Ps 119:59; Ps 119:79; Ps 119:95; Ps 119:119; Ps 119:125; Ps 119:138; Ps 119:146; Ps 119:152; Ps 119:167; Ps 119:168 (ᵑ0 pointing artificial, derived probably from ‎עֵדוּת‎, reading ‎עֵדֻת‎ for ‎עֵדֹת‎, or regarding ‎עֵדֹת‎ as contracted from ‎עֵדְוֺת‎, plural of ‎עֵדוּת‎ [Sta](/btb/not_created.html)^{§ 320 b} SS Buhl]; see also Dr^{Deut 4:45}; Deut 4:45; Deut 6:17; Deut 6:20 are redactional).

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