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Lexicon :: Strong's H5707 - ʿēḏ

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עֵד
Transliteration
ʿēḏ
Pronunciation
ayd
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted from עוּד (H5749)
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TWOT Reference: 1576b

Strong’s Definitions

עֵד ʻêd, ayd; contracted from H5749; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince:—witness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x

The KJV translates Strong's H5707 in the following manner: witness (69x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x
The KJV translates Strong's H5707 in the following manner: witness (69x).

  1. witness

    1. witness, testimony, evidence (of things)

    2. witness (of people)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵד ʻêd, ayd; contracted from H5749; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince:—witness.
STRONGS H5707: Abbreviations
עֵד 69 noun masculineDeuteronomy 17:6 witness (probably from reiterating, hence emphatically affirming); — ע׳ absolute Genesis 31:48 +, construct Exodus 20:16 +; suffix עֵדִי Job 16:19; plural עֵדִים Numbers 35:30 +, construct עֵדֵי Psalm 27:12; Psalm 35:11; suffix עֵדַי Isaiah 43:10, 12, etc.; —
† 1. witness, testimony, evidence, of things: heap of stones Genesis 31:44, 48, 52 (JE), torn animal Exodus 22:12 (E), song of Moses Deuteronomy 31:19, 21 (J), law-book Deuteronomy 31:26 (D), witness of י׳ against Israel; altar east of Jordan, with בֵּין, Joshua 22:27, 28, 34 (P), compare Isaiah 19:20; Job's evil condition Job 16:8; the moon Psalm 89:38.
2. witness, a person:
† a. God, in heaven for Job Job 16:19; on earth, for Samuel 1 Samuel 12:5 (twice in verse) + 1 Samuel 12:6 Greek Version of the LXX Th and most, Jeremiah Jeremiah 42:5; see also 1 Samuel 20:12 (insert עֵד before י׳ Syriac Version Dr Bu Kit Löhr HPS); against persons Jeremiah 29:23; Malachi 3:5, nations Micah 1:2; between (בֵּין persons Genesis 31:50 (E).
b. Davidic dyn., to nations Isaiah 55:4.
c. witnesses, of transfer of property Jeremiah 32:10, 12, 25, 44, betrothal Ruth 4:9, 10, 11; usually of testimony in court, and in civil and social relations, with בְּ against, Numbers 5:13; Joshua 24:22; 1 Samuel 12:5 +, with קום rise up against Psalm 27:12; Psalm 35:11; † עָנָה עֵד שֶׁקֶר בְּ answer (in court) as a false witness against Exodus 20:16 = עֵד שָׁוְא Deuteronomy 5:17; Proverbs 25:18; † לְפִי עֵדִים Numbers 35:30 (P); † עֵדִ(ים) עַל־פִּי Deuteronomy 17:6 (twice in verse) at the mouth of witnesses, so Deuteronomy 19:15 (twice in verse). — False witness is שֶׁקֶר ע׳ Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 19:18 (twice in verse); Psalm 27:12; Proverbs 6:19; Proverbs 14:5; שְׁקָרִים ע׳ Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 19:5, 9; כְּזָבִים ע׳ Proverbs 21:28; חִנָּם ע׳ Proverbs 24:28; בְּלִיַּעַל ע׳ Proverbs 19:28; חָמָס ע׳ witness of (i.e. supporting) violence Exodus 23:1 (E) Deuteronomy 19:16; Psalm 35:11. Faithful witness is אֱמוּנִים ע׳ Proverbs 14:5; אֱמֶת ע׳ Jeremiah 42:5; Proverbs 14:25.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7717.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:44; 31:48; 31:48; 31:50; 31:52

Exodus

20:16; 20:16; 20:16; 22:12; 23:1

Numbers

5:13; 35:30; 35:30

Deuteronomy

5:17; 17:6; 17:6; 19:15; 19:16; 19:18; 31:19; 31:21; 31:26

Joshua

22:27; 22:28; 22:34; 24:22

Ruth

4:9; 4:10; 4:11

1 Samuel

12:5; 12:5; 12:6; 20:12

Job

16:8; 16:19; 16:19

Psalms

27:12; 27:12; 27:12; 35:11; 35:11; 35:11; 89:38

Proverbs

6:19; 12:17; 14:5; 14:5; 14:25; 19:5; 19:9; 19:28; 21:28; 24:28; 25:18

Isaiah

19:20; 43:10; 43:12; 55:4

Jeremiah

29:23; 32:10; 32:12; 32:25; 32:44; 42:5; 42:5

Micah

1:2

Malachi

3:5

H5707

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5707 matches the Hebrew עֵד (ʿēḏ),
which occurs 70 times in 60 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 31:44–Isa 44:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:44 - Now then come, let me make a covenant, both I and thou, and it shall be for a witness between me and thee; and he said to him, Behold, there is no one with us; behold, God is witness between me and thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:48 - And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and the pillar, which I have set between me and thee; this heap witnesses, and this pillar witnesses; therefore its name was called, the Heap witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:50 - If thou shalt humble my daughters, if thou shouldest take wives in addition to my daughters, see, there is no one with us looking on. God is witness between me and thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:52 - For if I should not cross over unto thee, neither shouldest thou cross over to me, for mischief beyond this heap and this pillar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:16 - Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:13 - (LXX 22:12) And if it be seized of beasts, he shall bring him to witness the prey, and he shall not make compensation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - Thou shalt not receive a vain report: thou shalt not agree with the unjust man to become an unjust witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:1 - And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and he is a witness or has seen or been conscious, if he do not report it, he shall bear his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:13 - and supposing any one shall lie with her carnally, and the thing shall be hid from the eyes of her husband, and she should conceal it and be herself defiled, and there be no witness with her, and she should not be taken;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:30 - Whoever [fn]kills a man, thou shalt slay the murderer [fn]on the testimony of witnesses; and one witness shall not testify against a soul that he should die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:20 - Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:6 - [fn] He shall die on the testimony of two or three witnesses; a man who [fn]is put to death shall not be put to death for one witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:7 - And the hand of the witnesses shall be upon him among the first to put him to death, and the hand of the people at the last; so shalt thou remove the evil one from among yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:15 - One witness shall not [fn]stand to testify against a man for any iniquity, or for any fault, or for any sin which he may commit; [fn] by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, shall every word be established.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:16 - And if an unjust witness rise up against a man, alleging iniquity against him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:18 - And the judges shall make diligent inquiry, and, behold, if an unjust witness has borne unjust testimony; and has stood up against his brother;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:19 - And now write the words of this song, and teach it to the children of Israel, and ye shall put it into their mouth, that this song may witness for me among the children of Israel to their face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:21 - And this song shall stand up to witness against them; for they shall not forget it out of their mouth, or out of the mouth of their seed; for I know their wickedness, what they are doing here this day, before I have brought them into the good land, which I sware to their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:26 - Take the book of this law, and ye shall put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God; and it shall be there [fn]among you for a testimony.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:27 - but that this may be a witness between you and us, and between our posterity after us, that we may do service to the Lord before him, with our burnt-offerings and our meat-offerings and our peace-offerings: so your sons shall not say to our sons, [fn]hereafter, Ye have no portion [fn]in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:28 - And we said, If ever it should come to pass that they should speak so to us, or to our posterity hereafter; then shall they say, Behold the likeness of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for the sake of burnt-offerings, nor for the sake of meat-offerings, but it is a witness between you and us, and between our sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:34 - And Joshua gave a name to the altar of the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasse; and said, It is a testimony in the midst of them, that the Lord is their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:22 - And Joshua said to the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen the Lord to serve him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - And Booz said to the elders and to all the people, Ye are this day witnesses, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that belonged to Chelaion and Maalon, of the hand of Noemin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - Moreover I have bought for myself for a wife Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Maalon, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance; so the name of the dead shall not be destroyed from among his brethren, and from the tribe of his people: ye are this day witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who were in the gate said, We are witnesses: and the elders said, The Lord make thy wife who goes into thy house, as Rachel and as Lia, who both together built the house of Israel, and wrought mightily in Ephratha, and there shall be a name to thee in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:5 - And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness among you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand: and they said, He is witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:17 - renewing against me my torture: and thou hast dealt with me in great anger, and thou hast brought trials upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:8 - My falsehood has become a testimony, and has risen up against me: it has confronted me to my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:19 - And now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - (LXX 26:12) Deliver me not over to the desire of them that afflict me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and injustice has lied within herself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:11 - (LXX 34:11) Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - (LXX 88:38) and as the moon that is established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:19 - An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and [fn]brings on quarrels between brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 - A righteous man declares the open truth; but an unjust witness is deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful man kindles falsehoods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5 - A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that accuses unjustly shall not escape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 - A false witness shall not be unpunished; and whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - He that becomes surety for a foolish child will despise the ordinance: and the mouth of ungodly men shall drink down judgments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:28 - A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:28 - Be not a false witness against thy fellow citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - And make me witnesses of faithful men, Urias, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:20 - And it shall be for a sign to the Lord for ever in the land of Egypt: for they shall presently cry to the Lord by reason of them that afflict them, and he shall send them a man who shall save them; he shall judge and save them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:8 - Now then sit down and write these words on a tablet, and in a book; for these things shall be [fn]for many long days, and even for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:10 - Be ye my witnesses, and I too am a witness, saith the Lord God, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know, and believe, and understand that I am he: before me there was no other God, and after me there shall be none.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:12 - I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange god among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:8 - Hide not yourselves, nor go astray: have ye not heard from the beginning, and have not I told you? ye are witnesses if there is a God beside me.

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