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עדות

עדות

Aramaic

Noun

עֵדוּת (transliteration needed) f

  1. testimony, report (of a witness)

Hebrew

Etymology

From עד (ed) + ־ות (ut).

Noun

עֵדוּת (edút) f (plural indefinite עדויות, singular construct עדות־, plural construct עדויות־)

  1. testimony, report (of a witness)
    • Psalm 81:5:
      עֵדוּת בִּיהוֹסֵף שָׂמוֹ בְּצֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם שְׂפַת לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶשְׁמָע׃
      eidút bihoséf samó b'tseitó al-érets mitsráyim s'fát lo-yadá'ti eshmá:
      This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.[1]
    • 2011 May 6, “עדויות: לפחות 6 הרוגים ועשרות פצועים ברחבי סוריה” (eduyot: l'fakhót 6 harugím v'asarót p'tsu'ím b'rakhavéi súrya, “Witnesses: At least 6 killed and tens injured across Syria”), in Haaretz.

References

  1. (1611) Authorized King James translation.