What does "Witness" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Witness?

WIT'NESS, one who gives testimony. Two or more witnesses were required by the Mosaic Law in judicial investigations, Deut 17:6-7; and when the sentence of stoning was pronounced, they were required to commence the process of execution. Acts 7:58. A false witness was to suffer that penalty which his testimony might have brought over the accused. The witness of the Spirit with our spirit, Rom 8:16, denotes the consciousness, more or less distinct, of the operations of the Spirit upon the mind, enlightening the understanding and inclining the subject of them to do the will of God. John often exhibits the gospel in the light of a testimony, 1 John 5:9, and Christ himself is called "the faithful and true Witness," Rev 1:5; Num 3:14, not only to the glory and perfection of the Father, but also to his own divine mission and to the universality and perpetuity of his kingdom.

What is the Hebrew word for Witness?

Where does Witness appear in the Bible?

Witness is referenced in 48 verses across 20 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Peter 5:1
• 1 Samuel 12:5
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5
• 2 Corinthians 1:23
• Acts 1:22
• Acts 22:15
• Acts 22:20
• Acts 26:16
• Deuteronomy 5:20
• Deuteronomy 17:6
• Deuteronomy 19:15
• Deuteronomy 19:16
• Deuteronomy 19:18
• Deuteronomy 31:19
• Deuteronomy 31:26
• Exodus 20:16
• Exodus 23:1
• Genesis 31:44
• Genesis 31:48
• Genesis 31:50
• Genesis 31:52
• Isaiah 19:20
• Isaiah 55:4
• Jeremiah 29:23

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Witness.