עֵדִ֥ים

𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤌

ʻêd

witnesses

A person who serves as a witness—one who observes or bears testimony in a formal, legal, or covenantal context; also the testimony (statement or proof) given by such a witness. The term can denote both the individual providing attestation and the testimony or evidence itself, depending on context. Used extensively in legal, judicial, covenantal, and ritual settings in the Hebrew Bible; the semantic range includes legal witness, establishing matters by means of witnesses, and occasionally metaphorically of objects or actions as witnesses.

H5707

Ruth 4:10 · Word #23

Lexicon H5707

Lemmaעֵד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤃
Transliterationʻêd
Strong'sH5707
DefinitionA person who serves as a witness—one who observes or bears testimony in a formal, legal, or covenantal context; also the testimony (statement or proof) given by such a witness. The term can denote both the individual providing attestation and the testimony or evidence itself, depending on context. Used extensively in legal, judicial, covenantal, and ritual settings in the Hebrew Bible; the semantic range includes legal witness, establishing matters by means of witnesses, and occasionally metaphorically of objects or actions as witnesses.

Morphology HNcmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasewitnesses

SIBI-P1 Translation H5707-07

witnesses

Morphological NotesNoun, common, masculine plural, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עֵד derives from the root עוד, conveying repeated or affirmed testimony; in plural masculine absolute form עֵדִים, it denotes multiple persons who bear formal testimony. "Witnesses" preserves both the personal and legal-attestational force of the root and the masculine plural morphology.

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