The meaning of “עֵדָה”
Understanding ʻêdâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of עֵד in the original sense of fixture assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare עֵדָ...
עֵדָה
feminine of עֵד in the original sense of fixture assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare עֵדָה. - a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) 1) congregation, gathering
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:10 | “And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.” Word: עֵדָה (ʻêdâh) | |
| Numbers 16:40 | “To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.” Word: עֵדָה (ʻêdâh) | |
| Judges 21:10 | “And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.” Word: עֵדָה (ʻêdâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 5:6 | “Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.” Word: עֵדָה (ʻêdâh) | |
| Psalms 82:1 | “God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.” Word: עֵדָה (ʻêdâh) |
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