Hebrew · H5715

עֵדוּת

Testimony

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עֵדוּתH5715

Pronunciationʿēdût

What does עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) mean in the Bible?

עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) is a Hebrew word meaning "testimony".

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Questions this entry answers

What does עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) mean in the Bible?

עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) is a Hebrew word meaning "testimony".

How does the BSB render H5715?

The BSB source-word alignment has 61 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the Testimony (27), the Testimony (12), Your testimonies (5), decrees (3), as a testimony (2).

Where does עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (21), Psalms (15), Numbers (12), 2 Chronicles (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of the Testimony27×Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34, Exodus 30:6

the Testimony12×Exodus 16:34, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 27:21

Your testimonies5×Psalms 119:36, Psalms 119:99, Psalms 119:111, Psalms 119:129

decrees3×2 Kings 23:3, 1 Chronicles 29:19, 2 Chronicles 34:31

as a testimony2×Psalms 81:5, Psalms 122:4

of the Covenant2×Psalms 60:1, Psalms 80:1

presented him with the Testimony2×2 Kings 11:12, 2 Chronicles 23:11

a testimony1×Psalms 78:5

and decrees1×1 Kings 2:3

and His testimonies1×Jeremiah 44:23

and warnings1×Nehemiah 9:34

as well as the decrees1×2 Kings 17:15

from Your testimonies1×Psalms 119:157

of Your testimonies1×Psalms 119:14

to Your testimonies1×Psalms 119:31

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First aligned rowExodus 16:34

Aligned rows61

Books represented11

Exodus21Leviticus2Numbers12Joshua11 Kings12 Kings31 Chronicles12 Chronicles3Nehemiah1Psalms15Jeremiah1

Source forms

הָעֵדֻ֑ת6xhā·‘ê·ḏuṯExodus 25:22, Exodus 26:34, Exodus 30:6, Exodus 31:18

הָעֵדֻֽת׃5xhā·‘ê·ḏuṯExodus 30:26, Numbers 4:5, Numbers 10:11, Numbers 17:7

הָעֵד֑וּת4xhā·‘ê·ḏūṯExodus 26:33, Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:21, Joshua 4:16

הָעֵדֻ֔ת4xhā·‘ê·ḏuṯExodus 25:16, Exodus 38:21, Numbers 1:53, Numbers 7:89

הָעֵדֻ֖ת3xhā·‘ê·ḏuṯExodus 16:34, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 39:35

הָעֵד֔וּת2xhā·‘ê·ḏūṯNumbers 17:8, Numbers 17:10

הָ֣עֵד֔וּת2xhā·‘ê·ḏūṯ2 Kings 11:12, 2 Chronicles 23:11

הָעֵדֽוּת׃2xhā·‘ê·ḏūṯNumbers 1:53, 2 Chronicles 24:6

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - feminine singular38xExodus 16:34, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22

Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular7x1 Chronicles 29:19, Psalms 119:14, Psalms 119:36, Psalms 119:99

Noun - feminine singular5xPsalms 60:1, Psalms 78:5, Psalms 80:1, Psalms 81:5

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular2x1 Kings 2:3, 2 Chronicles 34:31

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 17:15, 2 Kings 23:3

Noun - feminine singular construct2xPsalms 19:7, Psalms 119:88

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xJeremiah 44:23

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xNehemiah 9:34

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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עֵדוּת

What does עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) mean in the Bible?

What does עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H5715?

Where does עֵדוּת (ʿēdût) appear in Scripture?

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