Ed (עֵד) means witness in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
witness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ed.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמי שהיה נוכח בהתרחשות כלשהי, ושמסתמכים על דבריו על מנת לאשש מידע קיים או להסיק מידע חדש.
עַל-פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים יוּמַת הַמֵּת לֹא יוּמַת עַל-פִּי עֵד אֶחָד
- 2בהשאלהחפץ המהווה סימן או סמל לאירוע כלשהו.
וְעַתָּה לְכָה נִכְרְתָה בְרִית אֲנִי וָאָתָּה, וְהָיָה לְעֵד בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ.
- 3לשון המקראהצהרה משפטית שמוסר העֵד (1) על מנת לאשש קיום של אירוע או מצב מסוים.
מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָׁקֶר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ed is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵד
- Written without vowel points
- עד
- Said
- ed
- Root
- ע־ו־ד
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- עֵדִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֵדִים
- Gematria
- 74
This is how Ed is said in other languages.
- English
- witness
- Arabic
- شَاهِد
- Russian
- свидетель
- French
- témoin
- Spanish
- testigo
- German
- Zeuge
These words mean nearly the same as Ed.
- יפיח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ed.
The word Ed is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עד ראיה
- עד שמיעה
- עד זומם
- יודע ועד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ed comes from the root ע־ו־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Ed in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ed.
What does Ed (עֵד) mean in Hebrew?
Ed (עֵד) means witness. It is said ed, with the stress on ed.
What is a synonym for Ed (עֵד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ed (עֵד) are יפיח.
What rhymes with Ed (עֵד)?
Words that rhyme with Ed (עֵד) include כבד, מועד, יתד, אד, כבד, and שקד.
Is Ed (עֵד) masculine or feminine?
The word Ed (עֵד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֵדִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.