court, and in civil and social relations, c. בְּ against, Nu 5:13 Jos 24:22 1 S 12:5 + , c. קום rise up against ψ 27:12 ; 35:11 ; • עָנָה עֵד שֶׁקֶר בְּ answer (in court) as a false witness against Ex 20:16 = עֵד שָׁוְא Dt 5:1 7, Pr 25:18 ;
•
לְפִי עֵדִים
Nu 35:30
(
P
);
•
עַל־פִּי עֵדִ(ים)
Dt 17:6
(×2) at the mouth of witnesses
, so
19:15
(×2).—
False witness
is
ע׳ שֶׁקֶר
Ex 20:16 Dt 19:18
(×2) ψ 27:12
Pr 6:1
9;
14:5
;
ע׳ שְׁקָרִים
12:1
7;
19:5
,
9
;
ע׳ כְּזָבִים
21:2
8;
ע׳ חִנָּם
24:2
8;
ע׳ בְּלִיַּעַל
19:2
8;
ע׳ חָמָס
witness of
(i.e. supporting)
violence
Ex 23:1
(
E
)
Dt 19:16
ψ 35:11
.
Faithful witness
is
ע׳ אֱמוּנִים
Pr 14:
5;
ע׳ אֱמֶת
Je 42:5 Pr 14:2
5.
•
II
.
עֵדָה
S
5712, 5713
TWOT
1576c, 1576e, 878a
GK
6337, 6338
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
.
•
[
עוּד
S
5749
TWOT
1576, 1576d
GK
6386
]
vb.
denom.
(Gerber
42 f.
)
bear witness
;—
Qal
Impf.
1 s.
sf.
אֲעוּדֵךְ
La 2:13
K
t;
<
Hiph.
Qr B
u.
Hiph.
Pf.
3
ms.
הֵעִיד
2 K 17:15 Mal 2:1
4;
הֵעִד
Gn 43:
3;
2
ms.
הַֽעִידֹ˜תָ
Ne 9:3
4;
הַֽעֵדֹ˜תָה
Ex 19:2
3;
1
s.
הַֽעִידֹ˜תִי
Dt 4:26 Je 42:1
9;
3
mpl.
הֵעִ˜ידוּ
Ne 9:2
6, etc.;
Impf.
וַיָּ˜עַד
2 K 17:13 Zc 3:
6;
3
fs. sf.
וַתְּעִידֵ˜נִי
Jb 29:11
+
15 times
Impf.
;
Inf. abs.
הָעֵד
Gn 43:3
+
4 times;
Imv.
הָעֵד
Ex 19:21
+
2 times
Imv. Pt.
מֵעִיד
Dt 32:4
6.—
1.
testify, bear witness
,
c.
sf.
against one
1 K 21:10
,
13
; in favour of
Jb 29:11 La 2:13
(
Qr
);
c.
בֵּין
Mal 2:1
4;
c.
בְּ
+
כִּי
Dt 8:1
9.
2.
cause to testify, take as witness
,
c.
acc. pers.
Is 8:2 Je 32:1
0,
25
,
44
;
call as witness, invoke
,
c.
acc.
ואת הארץ את השׁמים
+
בְּ
against
Dt 4:2
6;
30:19
;
31:28
.
3.
protest, affirm solemnly, warn:
subj. men,
abs.
Je 6:10 Ne 13:1
5;
c.
בְּ
pers.
Gn 43:3
(×2) (
J
)
Ex 19:21
(
E
)
1 S 8:9
(×2) 1 K 2:42 2 Ch 24:19 Ne 9:2
6;
13:21 Je 42:19 Am 3:1
3;
exhort solemnly, admonish, charge
,
י׳
subj.,
c.
בְּ
pers
.,
Ex 19:23
(
J
)
2 K 17:13 Ne 9:2
9,
30 Je 11:7
(×3) Zc 3:6
ψ 50:7
;
81:9
;
enjoin solemnly
,
c.
בְּ
pers. + acc. rei
עֵֽדְוֹת
2 K 17:15 Ne 9:3
4,
דברים
Dt 32:4
6.
Hoph.
Pt.
3
ms.
וְהוּעַד
consec.
Ex 21:29
(
E
) impers.
and protest be entered
,
c.
בְּ
pers.
pers. person, personae.
×3 three times. acc. rei acc. of thing.