עֵדוּת edut

Hebrew word for “testimony” · Strong’s H5715 · used 61 times in 59 verses

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Meaning

testimony

How it is translated

Glosses given for edut in context, with how often each is used:

• testimony 44
• testimonies 15
• eduth 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 119 (9), Exodus 40 (4), Numbers 17 (4), Exodus 25 (3), Exodus 30 (3), Exodus 26 (2), Exodus 31 (2), Numbers 1 (2), Exodus 16 (1), Exodus 27 (1)

Forms

• העדת 26
• העדות 12
• עדותיך 7
• עדות 7
• ועדותיו 2
• עדותיו 2
• לעדת 1
• ולעדותיך 1
• בעדותיך 1
• מעדותיך 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with edut more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אֲרוֹן aron “ark” 16
• כַּפֹּרֶת kapporet “mercy seat” 9
• אֹהֶל ohel “tent” 12
• פָּרֹכֶת porekhet “curtain” 7
• מֹשֶׁה mosheh “Moses” 12
• מִשְׁכָּן mishkan “tabernacle” 7
• מוֹעֵד moed “meeting” 7
• אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 7
• שָׁם sham “there” 8
• חֻקָּה chuqqah “statute” 5
• יָעַד yaad “to appoint” 4
• מִצְוָה mitsvah “commandment” 5

Key verses

The verses using edut that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 25:22 — And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the…
• Exodus 27:21 — In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the…
• 1 Kings 2:3 — And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is…
• 2 Kings 11:12 — And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their…
• 2 Kings 17:15 — And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed…
• 2 Kings 23:3 — And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes…
• 2 Chronicles 34:31 — And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his…
• Psalms 19:7 — The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
• Psalms 60:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of…
• Psalms 80:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest…
• Psalms 119:36 — Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
• Psalms 119:111 — Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.