Define
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Hebrew: ēdût (עֵדוּת)
- testimony, witness (especially divine testimony or covenant witness)
- Exodus 31:18 – "Tablets of Testimony" (לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת) (commonly referred to as Ten Words or Ten Commandments)
- Psalm 119:88 – "according to your testimony" (כְּעֵדְוָתֶךָ)
- testimony, witness (especially divine testimony or covenant witness)
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Greek: martyria (martyria)
- Witness, testimony (a declaration or report of what one has seen, heard, or knows)
- Evidence given (especially in a legal or public sense)
- The content of what is witnessed concerning Christ
Related words
- ‘ed (עֵד) - witness
- ‘edah (עֵדָה) - testimony, witness
- ‘ud (עוּד) - to bear witness, testify (root)
Additional Info
- Refers to the tablets of the law (covenant witness) and the place of their keeping (Ark of the Testimony) Tables of Stone, Tablets of Testimony
Connections
- Exodus 16:34 (before the Testimony)
- Exodus 25:16, 21 (Testimony placed in the Ark)
- Exodus 31:18 (tables of the Testimony)
- Hebrews 9:4 (jar of manna with the Testimony)-
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