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אוֺת noun masculine79 Exod 4:8 (feminine Josh 24:17 ) sign (Arabic [untranscribed source text 84], plural [untranscribed source text 85], Aramaic אָתָא, [untranscribed source text 86]) — ׳ א Gen 4:15 +; construct Gen 9:12 +; plural אוֺתוֺת Exod 4:9 + etc. —
1.
sign, pledge, token
Gen 4:15 (
J
); אוֺת אֱמֶת
true, token
Josh 2:12 (
J
); of blood of passover Exod 12:13 (
P
); אוֺת לְטוֺבָה
token for good
Ps 86:17
pledges, assurances of travellers Job 21:29.
2.
signs, omens promised by prophets as pledges of certain predicted events 1Sam 10:7; 1Sam 10:9 + 1Sam 10:1 where
׳
א insert
ᵐ5
ᵑ9
, see We
Dr; especially phrase זֶה הָאוֺת לְ
Exod 3:12; 1Sam 2:34; 1Sam 14:10;
2Kgs 19:29
; Jer
44:29; Isa
7:11; Isa
7:14 probably also Isa 44:25 (of false prophets).
3.
sign, symbol of prophets Isa 8:18 compare Ezek 4:3.
4.
signs, miracles, as pledges or attestations of divine presence & interposition Exod 4:8 (twice in
verse); Exod 4:9 (
J
) Exod 7:3
(
P
) Exod 8:19
(
J
) Ps 74:9
; 2Kgs
19:29;
2Kgs 20:8; 2Kgs 20:9 = Isa 37:30; Isa 38:7; Isa 38:22 with עָשָׂה
Exod 4:17; Exod 4:30; Num 14:11;
Num 14:22;
Josh 24:17
(all
J
E
) Deut 11:3
; Judg 6:17
with צִוָּה
Exod 4:28 (
J
); with שִׁית
Exod 10:1 (
J
); with שִׂים
Exod 10:2 (
J
) Ps
78:43; Isa 66:19
הָאוֺת וְהַמּוֺפֵת (see
מוֺפֵת
) Deut 13:3
compare
Deut 28:46; Isa 20:3
׳
אוֺ מ
׳
א
Deut 13:2
אוֺתוֺת וּמוֺפְתִים
Deut 4:34; Deut 7:19; Deut 26:8; Deut 29:2; Jer 32:31
with נָתַן
Deut 6:22; Neh 9:10 with
שִׂים
Jer 32:20;
Ps 105:27
with שָׁלַח
Deut 34:11;
Ps 135:9.
5.
signs, memorials, stones from Jordan Josh 4:6 (
J
); metal of censers Num 17:3 (
P
); Aaron's rod Num 17:25 (
P
); עוֺלָם
׳
א
Isa 55:13
probably also Ezek
14:8 (|| מָשָׁל); signs on hands, etc., Exod 13:9; Exod 13:16 (
J
) = Deut 6:8
; Deut
11:18, probably belong here; also memorial pillar in Egypt Isa 19:20.
6.
sign, pledge of covenant, הַבְּרִית
׳
א (see ברית) e.g. rainbow, of Noachian convenant Gen 9:12; Gen 9:13; Gen 9:17 (
P
); circumcision, of Abrahamic covenant Gen 17:11 (
P
); the sabbath Exod 31:13; Exod 31:17 (
P
);
Ezek 20:12; Ezek 20:20.
7.
ensigns, standards
Num 2:2 (
P
) Ps 74:4
.
8.
signs, tokens of changes of weather & times Gen 1:14 (
P
; of heavenly luminaries) אוֺתוֺת הַשָּׁמַיִם
Jer 10:2
(changes of the heavens as omens to frighten the nations) compare Ps 65:9.