The meaning of “עוּד”
Understanding ʻûwd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, gi...
עוּד
admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness. - to duplicate or repeat - by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration) - intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication) 1) to return, repeat, go about, do again 1a) (Piel) to surround, go round and round 1b) (Pilel) to restore, relieve 1c) (Hithpalel) to be restored 2) to bear witness 2a) (Qal) to bear witness, say again and again 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to testify, bear witness 2b2) to cause to testify, take or call as witness, invoke 2b3) to protest, affirm solemnly, warn, exhort or enjoin solemnly, admonish, charge 2c) (Hophal) to protest, give warning
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 43:3 | “And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.” Word: עוּד (ʻûwd) | |
| 1 Samuel 8:9 | “Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.” Word: עוּד (ʻûwd) | |
| 2 Chronicles 24:19 | “Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.” Word: עוּד (ʻûwd) | |
| Psalms 119:61 | “The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.” Word: עוּד (ʻûwd) | |
| Lamentations 2:13 | “What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?” Word: עוּד (ʻûwd) |
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