• III . [ עֵדָה S 5712, 5713 TWOT 1576c, 1576e, 878a GK 6337, 6338 ] n.f. only pl. MT testimonies (always of laws as divine testimonies or solemn charges);— pl. abs.
עֵדֹת
Dt 4:4
5;
6:20
;
sf.
(of
י׳
),
עֵדֹתִי
ψ 132:12
(
Ges
§ 91 n.),
עֵדֹתָיו
Dt 6:17
ψ 25:10
;
99:7
;
119:2
,
עֵדֹותָיו
78:5
6;
עֵדֹתֶיךָ
93:
5;
119:22
,
24
,
46
,
59
,
79
,
95
,
119
,
125
,
138
,
146
,
152
,
167
,
168
(
MT
pointing artificial, der. prob. from
עֵדוּת
, reading
עֵדֻת
for
עֵדֹת
, or regarding
עֵדֹת
as
contr.
from
עֵדְוֹת
,
pl.
of
עֵדוּת
[
Sta
§ 320 b SS Buh
l];
v.
also
Dr
Dt 4:4
5;
Dt 4:45
;
6:17
,
20
are redactional).
•
עֵדוּת
S
5715, 7802
TWOT
1576f
GK
634319
and
עֵדֻת
27
n.f.
testimony
;—
ע׳
abs.
Ex 16:34
+,
cstr.
ψ 19:8
+;
pl. sf.
עֵדְוֹתֶיךָ
119:14
+,
עֵדְוֹתָיו
Je 44:23
+
4 times;—
1.
testimony
of the Ten Words on the tables as a solemn divine charge,
לֻחֹת הע׳
Ex 31:1
8;
32:15
;
34:29
(
P
),
הע׳
25:1
6,
21
;
40:20
(
P
); ark as containing tables,
אֲרֹון הע׳
25:2
2;
26:33
,
34
;
30:6
,
26
;
39:35
;
40:3
,
5
,
21 Nu 4:5
;
7:89
(all
P
),
Jos 4:16
(JE;
Kue
הברית
[ag. him
Di
], so
Benn
Steuernag),
הארן לע׳
Ex 31:7
(
P
); abbrev.
לִפְנֵי הע׳
16:3
4;
30:36 Nu 17:1
9,
25
(
P
);
עַל הע׳
Ex 27:21
(
=
הע׳
Lv 24:
3),
30:6 Lv 16:13
(
P
); tabernacle as containing ark of testimony,
משׁכן הע׳
tabernacle of the testimony
Ex 38:21 Nu 1:5
0,
53
(×2);
10:11
(
P
); so
אֹהֶל הע׳
9:1
5;
17:22
,
23
;
18:2
(
P
)
2 Ch 24:6
.
2.
the code of law in gen. (late), as a
testimony
of God:
ψ 19:8
119:8
8;
122:4
;
||
תֹּורָי
78:
5;
||
חֹק
81:
6. In titles,
שׁוּשַׁן ע׳ עַל־
ψ 60:1
,
אֶל־שֹׁשַׁנּ˜ים ע׳
80:1
=
melody whose first line
cp.
law as testimony to a choice flower. Special laws of the code are denoted by
pl.
;
+
חֻקֹּות
etc.
1 K 2:3 2 K 23:3
=
2 Ch 34:31
(
+
חקים
etc.),
Je 44:23
;
חֻקִּים
etc.
1 Ch 29:19
;
מִצְוֹת
Ne 9:3
4;
pl.
of contents of covenant
2 K 17:15
;
pl.
elsewhere
ψ 119:14
,
31
,
36
,
99
,
111
,
129
,
144
,
157
.
Vid.
also
III
.
[
עֵדָה
].—For
הָעֵדוּת
2 K 11:12
=
2 Ch 23:11
read prob.
הַצְּעָדֹות
(
cf.
2 S 1:10
We
al.
).
•
תְּעוּדָה
S
8584
TWOT
1576g
GK
9496
n.f.
testimony, attestation
;—
1.
testimony
, prophet.
injunction
,
||
תֹּורָה
Is 8:1
6,
20
.
2.
attestation
,
Ru 4:7
(
>
fixed usage
Buhl
Lex).
contr. contract, contracted. SS C. Siegfried u. B. Stade, Hebräisches Wörterbuch. Kue A. Kuenen.
Benn W. H. Bennett. cp. compare.