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Hebrew wordlink #3628

OSHB Gen 9:12 אוֹת (ʼōt) Strongs=226 Lemma=‘אוֹת’
contextual word gloss=‘[is]_the_sign_of’ possible word glosses=‘sign / signal / evidence’
Morphology=Ncbsc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=construct
Event=Noahic_Covenant TimeSeries=God_makes_a_covenant_with_Noah

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Other uses (2) of identical word form אוֹת (Morphology=Ncbsc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncbsc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=singular State=construct) has 2 different glosses: ‘[is]_the_sign_of’, ‘a_sign_of’.

GEN 9:17 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_the_sign_of’ possible word glosses=‘sign / signal / evidence’ OSHB GEN 9:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 And_ god _he/it _said to Noaḩ this is_the _sign _of the _covenant which I _have _established between_me and_between all _of flesh which is_on the_earth/land. (GEN_9:17)

OET-RV: 17 Then God said to Noah, “The rainbow is the sign of the agreement that I have established between me and every living thing on the earth.” (GEN 9:17)

JOS 2:12 contextual word gloss=‘a_sign_of’ possible word glosses=‘sign / signal / evidence’ OSHB JOS 2:12 word 19

OET-LV: 12 And_now swear please to_me by_YHWH if/because I _have _done with_you(pl) loyalty and_you(pl)_will _do also you(pl) with the _household _of my _father _of_of loyalty and_you(pl)_will _give to_me a _sign _of faithfulness. (JOS_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 So now, please promise me by Yahweh that because I’ve been kind to both of you, you all will act kindly towards my father’s household. Give me a guarantee that you’ll do what you promise (JOS 2:12)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘אוֹת’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘[is]_a_sign’, ‘[is]_the_sign_of’, ‘[will_be]_a_sign’, ‘[will_be_the]_sign’, ‘a_sign’, ‘a_sign_of’.