BDB8173
[שָׂהֵד] noun [masculine] witness (Aramaic loan-word = Hebrew עֵד; √ סְהַד [untranscribed source text 5218]); — suffix שָֽׂהֲדִי Job 16:19 (|| עֵדִי). — שָֽׂהֲדוּתָא Gen 31:47 see Biblical Aramaic Lexicon.
Strong's Lexicon
H7717
H7717 — שָׂהֵד
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7717 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׂהֵד |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to testify |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | sahed |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | saw-hade' |
| Meaning: | 1. a witness |
| KJV Renderings: | record. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9914
[שָֽׂהֲדוּ] noun feminine testimony (√ שְׂהַד = ᵑ7 סְהַד testify, Syriac [untranscribed source text 6157], Arabic [untranscribed source text 6158] testify, compare Biblical Hebrew [שָׂהֵד] (once, as loan-word) KAramaic 86; Egyptian Aramaic plural שהדיאֹ witnesses Cooke404 S-CA. 15 + often); — emphatic שָֽׂהֲדוּתָא Gen 31:47 (|| Biblical Hebrew עֵד ).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke