Jastrow: עֵדוּת

עֵדוּת f. (b. h.; v. עֵד) testimony, evidence. Ber. 14ᵇ כאילו מעיד ע׳ וכ׳ as if offering evidence of falsehood against himself. Succ. 29ᵃ מעידי ע׳ שקר those who give false witness. Sabb. 22ᵇ (ref. to Lev. XXIV, 3) ע׳ היא לבאי עולם וכ׳ it (the light in the Temple) is an evidence to mankind that the Divine Presence dwells in Israel; Men. 86ᵇ. Ib. מאי עֵדוּתָהּ how did it give evidence (of the Divine Presence)?; Sabb. l. c. מאי עדות (corr. acc., as Ms. M.). Macc. 5ᵃ גופה של ע׳ (not עדיות) the testimony to the fact itself, v. סָרָה. Ib. I, 7 אם מתקיימת הע׳ בשנים וכ׳ if an evidence is legally established by two witnesses, why does the Scripture mention three? Ib. 8 מה שנים … עֵדוּתָן בטלה וכ׳ as in the case of two witnesses, if one of them is found out to be a relative or a disqualified witness, their testimony is void, so in the case of three &c.—Ex. R. s. 41 מה כלה … כל מי שיודע לי ע׳ וכ׳ as the bride … on entering her chamber (in procession) uncovers her face, as if saying, whoever knows any evidence against me, let him come …, so must the scholar &c.; Yalk. ib. 391; Cant. R. to IV, 11 וזו עֵדוּתִי מעידה עלי and this (procession) is my testimonial testifying for me; a. v. fr.—Trnsf. (v. סַהֲדוּ) tokens of virginity. Gen. R. s. 60 ממקום עֵדוּתָן Ar. (ed. ערותן) at the seat of virginity. Gen. R. s. 45; s. 51 הוציאו עדותן Ar. (ed.; Yalk. ib. 79 ערותן).—Pl. עֵדָיוֹת. Macc. I, 9 הרי אלו שתי ע׳ these are two testimonies (two independent sets of witnesses); a. fr.—‘Eduyoth, name of a treatise, of the Order of N’ziḳin, of the Mishnah and Tosefta, containing statements of traditional deliveries and rules. Ber. 28ᵃ ע׳ בו ביום נשנית on that day ‘Eduyoth was taught.