עֵדָה

«עֵדָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: testimony — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 5 times · Key: 5713 · BDB: עֵדָה⁴

Glosses

witness (3); O.congregation (1); a.witness (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

testimony tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. testimony, witness tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. testimony, witness, of things (only E);—Gn 21:30; 31:52; Jos 24:27(×2) (J uses עֵד for feminine things).—i. עֵדָה v. יעד.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (11 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (8 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «עֵדָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Jeremiah 6:18

לָכֵ֖ן שִׁמְע֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּדְעִ֥י עֵדָ֖ה אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽם׃

Word for word: therefore listen O nations and know O.congregation (et) [that].which [is].in them

JPS 1917: Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is against them.

Genesis 21:30

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֚י אֶת־שֶׁ֣בַע כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת תִּקַּ֖ח מִיָּדִ֑י בַּעֲבוּר֙ תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י לְעֵדָ֔ה כִּ֥י חָפַ֖רְתִּי אֶת־הַבְּאֵ֥ר הַזֹּֽאת׃

Word for word: and he.said (dm) (et) seven ewe-lambs you.will.take from hand my so that you.may.become for me (into).a witness (dm).that I.dug (et) the well (the) this

JPS 1917: And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'

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