עֵדָה
eda (ʿēḏâ)
/ay-DAW/
“congregation, sworn community, company”
Congregation, company gathered by appointment; technical designation of Israel as a structured religious assembly.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From יָעַד (H3259) to appoint, assemble.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
congregationcompanyassembly
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H5712 עֵדָה congregation, sworn community, company G4864 συναγωγή a bringing together, a gathering in, a collection
LXX conceptual translation: עֵדָה (congregation, sworn community, company) -> συναγωγή (a bringing together, a gathering in, a collection)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where עֵדָה (eda) carries significant theological or narrative weight.