The meaning of “אוֹדוֹת”
Understanding ʼôwdôwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) אֹדוֹת ʼôdôwth (odoth') (only thus in the plural); from the same as אוּד (be-) cause, concerning, sake. -...
אוֹדוֹת
or (shortened) אֹדוֹת ʼôdôwth (odoth') (only thus in the plural); from the same as אוּד (be-) cause, concerning, sake. - turnings (i.e. occasions) - (adverb) on account of 1) cause 1a) cause, reason for 1b) the occasion of
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:25 | “And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.” Word: אוֹדוֹת (ʼôwdôwth) | |
| Exodus 18:8 | “And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.” Word: אוֹדוֹת (ʼôwdôwth) | |
| Numbers 13:24 | “The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.” Word: אוֹדוֹת (ʼôwdôwth) | |
| Joshua 14:6 | “Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh–barnea.” Word: אוֹדוֹת (ʼôwdôwth) | |
| Judges 6:7 | “And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,” Word: אוֹדוֹת (ʼôwdôwth) |