What does לוּחַ · עֵדוּת mean in the Bible?
לוּחַ · עֵדוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tablets of testimony".
Hebrew · H3871, H5715
לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת
Probably meaning to glisten ; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal · testimony
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לוּחַ H3871 probably meaning to glisten ; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
Pronunciation lûḥa
Polished surface receptive to inscription; primarily denotes stone tablets bearing divine law or covenant terms.
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עֵדוּת H5715 testimony
Pronunciation ʿēdût
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What does לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת (luchot ha-edut) mean in the Bible?
לוּחַ · עֵדוּת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tablets of testimony".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3871, H5715?
H3871, H5715 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. tablets of testimony
Strong's H3871, H5715
Lexical occurrences 102 verses Source Gloss
tablets of testimony
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain