ot denotes an event, object, or condition that identifies, confirms, warns, or publicly points to something in the biblical text.

The noun most often denotes acts or occurrences presented as evidence of divine action, especially in accounts of Egypt and Moses’ commission. It also identifies covenantal or memorial markers, confirming indicators tied to a stated outcome, and publicly observable signs associated with people, objects, or the heavens.

1. Acts demonstrating divine action · dominant

   Plural forms designate actions performed or set in view: in Exodus 4:30 the APB renders Aaron as having “performed the signs in the sight of the people,” while Exodus 10:1 speaks of signs set “in his midst.” Deuteronomy 34:11 places such acts in the land of Egypt, and Numbers 14:22 recalls signs performed in Egypt and in the wilderness.

   Exodus 4:30Exodus 10:1Deuteronomy 34:11Numbers 14:22Deuteronomy 6:22Deuteronomy 7:19
2. Marker of a relationship or obligation · common

   The singular noun identifies an object or practice as marking a stated relationship or obligation. In Exodus 12:13 the APB renders the blood as “a sign on the houses,” linked with passing over those houses; Genesis 9:13 calls the bow in the cloud a sign of the covenant, and Exodus 31:13 calls the Sabbaths a sign between the LORD and Israel.

   Exodus 12:13Genesis 9:13Genesis 17:11Exodus 31:13Exodus 31:17Deuteronomy 6:8
3. Confirming indicator of a stated outcome · occasional

   The singular noun can identify a condition or event that confirms what has been said or will happen. In 1 Samuel 14:10 the proposed response of the Philistines will be “the sign” that they should go up; in 2 Kings 20:8 Hezekiah asks for a sign that he will be healed, and Exodus 3:12 identifies later service on the mountain as confirmation that Moses was sent.

   1 Samuel 14:101 Samuel 2:342 Kings 20:82 Kings 20:9Exodus 3:12Deuteronomy 13:2
4. Public indicator or portent · occasional

   The noun also labels something publicly observed as pointing beyond itself. Genesis 1:14 assigns the lights in the heavens “for signs and for appointed times,” Ezekiel 4:3 calls the enacted siege scene a sign for the house of Israel, and Isaiah 8:18 presents Isaiah and his children as “signs and wonders in Israel.”

   Genesis 1:14Ezekiel 4:3Isaiah 8:18Ezekiel 14:8Jeremiah 10:2Isaiah 19:20

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB commonly uses “sign” or “signs,” including acts performed before people, covenantal markers, and indicators of a stated outcome. It also uses “mark” in Genesis 4:15; because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, such variation should be read as presentation of the verse rather than a fixed English equivalent.