ʻêd — H5707

H5707 · Hebrew — עד

Pronunciation: ayd

Definition

masculine noun

concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince

  1. witness
    1. witness, testimony, evidence (of things)
    2. witness (of people)

Usually translated as

witness

Origin

contracted from H5749

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻêd occurs 69 times in 59 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (3), Leviticus (1), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (9), Joshua (4), Ruth (3), 1 Samuel (1), Job (3), Psalms (3), Proverbs (10), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (6), Micah (1), Malachi (1)