עֵדָ֛ה
𐤏𐤃𐤄
edah
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.
Numbers 16:2 · Word #10
Lexicon H5712
| Lemma | עֵדָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻêdâh |
| Strong's | H5712 |
| In-context | the congregation |
Morphology HNcfsa
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 H5712-08
appointed assembly
| Root | יעד (y-ʿ-d) |
| Core Meanings | appoint, fix, designate, assign, meet by appointment |
| Semantic Range | appointed gathering, assembly, congregation, community, company, collective body (often of Israel), crowd or multitude |
| Conceptual Significance | עֵדָה often denotes the covenant community of Israel as a people gathered by divine appointment. It emphasizes not merely a crowd, but a community constituted and summoned by YHWH for covenantal identity, worship, judgment, or communal action. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common feminine singular absolute (HNcfsa). No article or pronominal suffix; stands independently as a singular collective noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֵדָה derives from the root יעד, conveying the idea of something appointed or fixed. Rendering it as "appointed assembly" preserves this root sense of a designated gathering. The morphology (HNcfsa) indicates a feminine singular absolute noun, which is reflected in the singular English form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יעד (appoint, fix, designate, assign, meet by appointment)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5712-01 |
adat | assembly-of |
H5709-01 |
adat | appointed-assembly of |
H5712-02 |
adatekha | your 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 |