עֵדָה
e.dah
“congregation”
Definition
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
feminine of H5707 (עֵד) in the original sense of fixture;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
עֵדָה appears 132 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
For the company of the godless will be barren,and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”
You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
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