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עֵדָה
ʻêdâh · Hebrew · Strong's H5713 · 26 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “witness”
What it means
testimony
feminine of H5707 (עֵד) in its techn. sense;
How the KJV renders it
testimony, witness
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“witness”
Where it appears
26 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 25 verses shown.
Deuteronomy 4:45 · HTd/Ncfpa
These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt,
Deuteronomy 6:17 · HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms
You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
Deuteronomy 6:20 · HTd/Ncfpa
When your son asks you in time to come, saying, “What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh our God has commanded you mean?”
Genesis 21:30 · HR/Ncfsa
He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”
Genesis 31:52 · HC/Ncfsa
May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
Joshua 24:27 · HR/Ncfsa
Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all Yahweh’s words which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”
Psalm 25:10 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3msPsalm 78:56 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3msPsalm 93:5 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 99:7 HNcfpc/Sp3msPsalm 119:2 HNcfpc/Sp3msPsalm 119:22 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:24 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:46 HR/Ncfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:59 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:79 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:95 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:119 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:125 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:138 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:146 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:152 HR/Ncfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:167 HNcfpc/Sp2msPsalm 119:168 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2msPsalm 132:12 HC/Ncfpc/Sp1cs
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.