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Proverbs 19:28

“An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עֵדʻêd · ayd
H5707 · Hebrew

Definition: concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Derivation: contracted from H5749 (עוּד);
KJV renderings: witness.
Grammar: עֵ֣ד — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
Code HNcmsc
Usage: Occurs 70 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:44 Genesis 31:48 Genesis 31:50 Genesis 31:52 Exodus 20:16

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עֵד here.

Verse 27 Verse 29

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.