What does עֵדוּת · חֹק · מִשְׁפָּט mean in the Bible?
עֵדוּת · חֹק · מִשְׁפָּט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "testimony".
Hebrew · H5715, H2706, H4941
עֵדֹת חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים
Testimony · an enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage) · properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
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עֵדוּת H5715 testimony
Pronunciation ʿēdût
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חֹק H2706 an enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
Pronunciation ḥōq
Divine decree that establishes fixed boundaries—temporal, spatial, or behavioral—defining creation's order and covenant obligation.
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מִשְׁפָּט H4941 properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
Pronunciation mišpāṭ
Judicial decision encompassing verdict, law, and justice; God's decisive rulings establish cosmic and moral order.
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What does עֵדֹת חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים (edot chuqqim u-mishpatim) mean in the Bible?
עֵדוּת · חֹק · מִשְׁפָּט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "testimony".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5715, H2706, H4941?
H5715, H2706, H4941 is connected to 611 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. testimony
Strong's H5715, H2706, H4941
Lexical occurrences 611 verses Source Gloss
testimony
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵדֹת חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים is built from this root:
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