עוד

עוּד(b. h.; cmp. עָדָה) to turn, return, occur; to continue, endure, exist (v. Ges. Thes. s. v.).Denom. עַד, עוֹד, עֵת Polel עוֹדֵד to straighten, erect, help up. Midr. Till. to Ps. 146:9 וכי כל … מְעוֹדֵד does the Lord uphold all widows and orphans?Part. pass. מְעוֹדָד; pl. מְעוֹדָדִים, מְעוֹדָדִין. Tosef.Makhsh.I, 3 שק אחד מע׳ (ed. Zuck. משדר, Var. מועדר; R. S. to Makhsh. I, 4 מעירר; Makhsh. l. c. מלא פירות) one bag standing upright (closely packed); ib. שני שקין מע׳ (ed. Zuck. מעודרון, Yar. מעידדי, R. S. מעוררין). Hif. הֵעִיד (denom. of עֵד) 1) to declare ones presence at a certain occurrence, esp. to establish a law from a witnessed precedent or traditional knowledge. Eduy. II, 1 ר׳ חנינא …ה׳וכ׳ R. H. … related four things which he knew by tradition. Ib. 3 אף הואה׳ עלוכ׳ he also reported as a precedent the case of a small village ; a. fr. 2) to testify before court. Ib. IV, 11 מי שהיו … מְעִידוֹת אותו he concerning whom there were two sets of witnesses testifying; אלו מְעִידִיםוכ׳ the ones testifying that Macc.I, 1 מעידין אנו באיש … שגירשוכ׳ (Bab. ed. 3a … את איש) we testify about this man that he divorced Ib. 2, sq.; a. v. fr.Ḥag.5a וממהר להָעִידוֹ and is quick to testify against him; Yalk. Mal. 589 ומֵעִיד בו. 3) to call upon as witness. Lev. R. s. 2 מְעִידֵנִי עליוכ׳ I call upon heaven and earth as my witnesses ; Arakh.16b מעיד אניוכ׳; a. fr. 4) to forewarn, exhort. Lev. R. l. c. שבעה נביאים … והן מעידיןוכ׳ seven prophets stood up for the nations exhorting them; לא הֵעִידוּ בנו they have not warned us; גירי הדור מעידין בדור the proselytes of every generation are an exhortation to their respective generation; a. e.Esp. to forewarn the owner of a noxious animal; to declare an animal noxious (v. מוּעָד). B. Kam.II, 4 כל שהֵעִידוּ בווכ׳, v. מוּעָד. Ib. 24a עד שיָעִידוּ בווכ׳ unless he be declared noxious (testimony be deposited stating the facts on which the declaration is based) in the presence of the owner and in court. Ib. הֵעִידוּהוּ שניםוכ׳ if the first case has been ascertained by two witnesses ; a. fr.Part. pass. מוּעָד q. v.