הָ֣/עֵדָ֔ה

𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄

haedah

the congregation

feminine of עֵד in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd); assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare עֵדָה.

H5712

Judges 21:13 · Word #3

Lexicon H5712

Lemmaעֵדָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤃𐤄
Transliterationʻêdâh
Strong'sH5712
In-contextthe congregation

Morphology HTd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5712-09

the appointed assembly

Rootיעד (y-ʿ-d)
Core Meaningsappoint, fix, designate, set time, meet by appointment
Semantic Rangeassembly, congregation, community, company, gathered multitude, the covenant community of Israel
Conceptual Significanceעֵדָה often designates the covenant community of Israel as a body summoned or appointed by YHWH. It emphasizes Israel not merely as a crowd, but as a people convened by divine purpose and bound together in communal responsibility before God.
Morphological NotesNoun common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הָ). The form is singular and grammatically feminine.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עֵדָה derives from the root יעד, which conveys the idea of something appointed or fixed by arrangement. Rendering it as "the appointed assembly" preserves both the sense of a gathered body and the root concept of being convened by prior designation. The form is feminine singular with the definite article, reflected in the singular phrase "the assembly."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root יעד (appoint, fix, designate, set time, meet by appointment)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5712-01 adat assembly-of
H5712-02 adatekha your appointed assembly
H5712-04 adato his appointed assembly

Word Usage (149 occurrences of H5712)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 12:3 עֲדַ֤ת adat congregation
Exodus 12:6 עֲדַֽת adat of the congregation
Exodus 12:19 מֵ/עֲדַ֣ת meadat from the congregation