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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

witness

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(witness), a word inserted in the Authorized Version of (Joshua 22:34) apparently on the authority of a few MSS., and also of the Syriac and Arabic versions, but not existing in the generally-received Hebrew text.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Witness, a word not found in the original Hebrew, nor in the LXX. and Vulgate, but added by the translators in the Authorized Version, also in the Revised Version, of Joshua 22:34. The words are literally rendered: "And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar. It is a witness between us that Jehovah is God." This great altar stood probably on the east side of the Jordan, in the land of Gilead, "over against the land of Canaan." After the division of the Promised Land, the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, on returning to their own settlements on the east of Jordan (Joshua 22:1-6), erected a great altar, which they affirmed, in answer to the challenge of the other tribes, was not for sacrifice, but only as a witness (`Ed) or testimony to future generations that they still retained the same interest in the nation as the other tribes.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The termination of the past participle of regular, or weak, verbs; also, of analogous participial adjectives from nouns; as, pigmented; talented.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

('edh, "witness"):

The name of the altar erected by the trans-Jordanic tribes upon finally taking possession of Gilead (Joshua 22:10, 11, 34); probably East of the Jordan opposite Jericho. But neither the Massoretic Text nor the Septuagint contained the word. Both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), however, insert the word on the authority of a few manuscripts. It has been suggested that it is the final `edh in Gal`edh, the name given by Laban and Jacob to the memorial heap of stones erected by them in the vicinity (Genesis 31:47, 48). According to the Massoretic Text, the name of the altar is the entire sentence: "It is a witness between us that Yahweh is God." The opposition of the ten tribes to the erection of this altar was on the score that it was built after the pattern of the great altar of burnt offering (Joshua 22:11, 29), which was a horned altar forbidden in ordinary lay sacrifice. There is in it, therefore, no indication of a general opposition to lay sacrifices on altars of earth or unhewn stone (see Wiener, EPC, 198).

George Frederick Weight

Greek

5479. chara -- joy, delight
... joy because of grace") and 5485 ("grace") -- ie that they are all cognates -- is
observed by (p 1,976), Zod (), , Wigram's Englishman's Greek Concordance (Ed. ...
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5463. chairo -- to rejoice, be glad
... 5479 ("joy") and 5485 ("grace") -- ie that they are all cognates -- is brought out
by (p 1,976), Zod (), , Wigram's Englishman's Greek Concordance (Ed. ...
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1475. edaphos -- a basis, bottom, ground
... a basis, bottom, ground. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: edaphos Phonetic
Spelling: (ed'-af-os) Short Definition: the base, ground Definition: the ...
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2124. eulabeia -- caution
... reverence, awe. From eulabes; properly, caution, ie (religiously) reverence (piety);
by implication, dread (concretely) -- fear(-ed). see GREEK eulabes. ...
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2403. Iezabel -- Jezebel, the symbolic name of a false prophetess
... Jezebel, the symbolic name of a false prophetess. Part of Speech: Proper Noun,
Indeclinable Transliteration: Iezabel Phonetic Spelling: (ee-ed-zab-ale') Short ...
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3011. leitourgos -- a public servant, a minister, a servant
... of laos and ergon; a public servant, ie A functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or
(genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man) -- minister(-ed ...
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1749. enedron -- lying in wait.
... lying in wait. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: enedron Phonetic Spelling:
(en'-ed-ron) Short Definition: ambush Definition: ambush. ...
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1663. Eliezer -- Eliezer, an Israelite
... Eliezer, an Israelite. Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration:
Eliezer Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee-ed'-zer) Short Definition: Eliezer Definition ...
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1747. enedra -- a lying in wait, an ambush
... a lying in wait, an ambush. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: enedra
Phonetic Spelling: (en-ed'-rah) Short Definition: an ambush, plot, treachery ...
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3109. Makedonia -- Macedonia, a region of Greece
... Macedonia, a region of Greece. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
Makedonia Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ed-on-ee'-ah) Short Definition: Macedonia ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5708. ed -- filthy
... 5707, 5708. ed. 5709 . filthy. Transliteration: ed Phonetic Spelling: (ayd)
Short Definition: filthy. Word Origin see edah. filthy ... 5707, 5708. ed. 5709 > ...
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108. ed -- a mist
... 107, 108. ed. 109 . a mist. Transliteration: ed Phonetic Spelling: (ade) Short
Definition: mist. ... see HEBREW 'uwd. 107, 108. ed. 109 . Strong's Numbers.
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343. ed -- distress, calamity
... 342, 343. ed. 344 . distress, calamity. Transliteration: ed Phonetic Spelling:
(ade) Short Definition: calamity. ... 342, 343. ed. 344 . Strong's Numbers.
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5707. ed -- a witness
... 5706, 5707. ed. 5708 . a witness. Transliteration: ed Phonetic Spelling: (ayd)
Short Definition: witness. ... 5706, 5707. ed. 5708 . Strong's Numbers.
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3820. leb -- inner man, mind, will, heart
... care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-),
(hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, XI ...
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3671. kanaph -- wing, extremity
... army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter,
(of a building) a pinnacle -- + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying ...
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130. Adomi -- a descendant of Edom
... Adomi. 131 . a descendant of Edom. Transliteration: Adomi Phonetic Spelling:
(ed-o-mee') Short Definition: Edomite. Word Origin from Edom Definition a desc. ...
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123. edom -- the name of a condiment
... the name of a condiment. Transliteration: edom Phonetic Spelling: (ed-ome') Short
Definition: stuff. ... Or (fully) oedowm {ed-ome'}; from 'adom; red (see Gen. ...
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4392. male -- full
... male'; full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely)
fulness; adverbially, fully -- X she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with ...
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5712. edah -- congregation
... Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage (specifically,
a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company ...
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Library

Preface [To the Oxford Ed. ]
... paul the apostle to the ephesians. Preface [to the Oxford Ed.]. ... [In the Amer. ed.
these are inserted in their proper places. For the text followed in Amer. ...
/.../preface to the oxford ed.htm

Principal Authorities Referred To
... AA.SS. Acta Sanctorum. AFM Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters,
ed. J. O'Donovan, 1851. ... ii. ALC Annals of Loch Ce, ed. WM Hennessy (RS), 1871. ...
/.../principal authorities referred to.htm

The Westminster Catechisms.
... Dec.23, 1647. The second ed., which appeared in London [after April 14, 1648],
contains the proofs from Scripture. The Shorter Catechism ...
/.../ 96 the westminster catechisms.htm

Literature.
... I. The Critical Editions of the Greek Testament by Lachmann (1842-50, 2 vols.);
Tischendorf (ed. octava critics major, 1869-72, 2 vols., with Prolegomena by CR ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 74 literature.htm

Books
... Apostolic Fathers, Part 2: "S. Ignatius, S. Polycarp," Revised Texts with Introductions,
Notes, Dissertations, and Translations, 3 vols., 2d ed., London, 1889. ...
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The Reformation in Scotland.
... Edinburgh, 1584; London, 1664; better ed. by McGavin, Glasgow, 1831. Best ed. in
complete Works, edited by David Laing, Edinburgh, 1846-64.6 vols. ...
/.../ 87 the reformation in.htm

Basic Works on Early Christian Literature and History
... LITERATURE. Altaner, B., Patrologie, 2d ed. JC Herder, Freiburg, 1950. ... Ethiopic.
Patrologia Orientalis, ed. Graffin, R., and Nau, F. Paris, 1907 ff. ...
/.../richardson/early christian fathers/basic works on early christian.htm

Literature.
... ed, pp.495-545). III. ... Samuel Miller (Presbyterian d.1850): Letters concerning the
Constitution and Order of the Christian Ministry, 2d ed., Philadelphia, 1830. ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 58 literature.htm

Literature on the Gospels.
... Gr., III.212; Hase, Leben Jesu, pp.22-31 (fifth ed.); Robinson, Harmony, pp. v.
and vi.; Darling, Cyclopaedia Bibliog. ... Lips., 1851, 1854; 4th ed., 1878); Rud. ...
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The Jewish War and the Destruction of Jerusalem. AD 70
... Rob. Traill, ed. by Isaac Taylor, new ed., Lond., 1862. ... Josephus. Sulpicius Severus:
Chronicon, II.30 (p.84, ed. Halm). Short. Literature. ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 38 the jewish war.htm

Thesaurus

Ed (1 Occurrence)
... 6), erected a great altar, which they affirmed, in answer to the challenge of the
other tribes, was not for sacrifice, but only as a witness (`Ed) or testimony ...
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Jo'ed (1 Occurrence)
Jo'ed. Joed, Jo'ed. Joel . Multi-Version Concordance Jo'ed (1
Occurrence). Nehemiah 11:7 These are the sons of Benjamin ...
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Ed're-i (8 Occurrences)
Ed're-i. Edrei, Ed're-i. Educated . Multi-Version Concordance
Ed're-i (8 Occurrences). Numbers 21:33 They turned and ...
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Crooked (31 Occurrences)
... krook'-ed (`awah, `aqash, `aqalqal, `aqallathon, pethaltol; skolios): Primarily
designates something that is bent, twisted or deformed (Isaiah 27:1; Isaiah 45 ...
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Hauran (2 Occurrences)
... 2. Modern Hauran: The name Chauran probably means "hollow land." Between Jebel
ed-Druze (see BASHAN (MOUNT OF) on the East, and Jedua and Jaulan (see GOLAN) on ...
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Edrei (8 Occurrences)
...ed'-re-i ('edhre`i; Edra-ein): (1) One of the cities of Og, not far from Ashtaroth,
where the power of his kingdom received its deathblow from the invading ...
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Nain (1 Occurrence)
... It is identified with the village called Nein, standing on the north-western slope
of Jebel ed-Duhy (=the "hill Moreh" = "Little hermon"), about 4 miles from ...
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Jabeshgilead (12 Occurrences)
... It is identified with the ruins of ed-Deir, about 6 miles south of Pella, on the
north of the Wady Yabis. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JABESH-GILEAD. ...
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Jabesh-gilead (12 Occurrences)
... It is identified with the ruins of ed-Deir, about 6 miles south of Pella, on the
north of the Wady Yabis. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JABESH-GILEAD. ...
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Joed (1 Occurrence)
... JOED. jo'-ed (yo`edh, "Yahweh is witness"): A "son" of Benjamin (Nehemiah 11:7),
wanting in 1 Chronicles 9:7. Multi-Version Concordance Joed (1 Occurrence). ...
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Bible Concordance

Ed (1 Occurrence)

Joshua 22:34 The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar "A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God."
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Ed: Name of the Altar, Erected by the Tribes, Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh at the Fords of the Jordan River

Related Terms

Jo'ed (1 Occurrence)

Ed're-i (8 Occurrences)

Crooked (31 Occurrences)

Hauran (2 Occurrences)

Edrei (8 Occurrences)

Nain (1 Occurrence)

Jabeshgilead (12 Occurrences)

Jabesh-gilead (12 Occurrences)

Joed (1 Occurrence)