e.dah denotes a collective body of people acting, gathering, being addressed, or standing under shared responsibility.

The word denotes a collective body of people, most often Israel as a whole acting or being addressed together: it gathers, travels, grumbles, receives commands, and is represented by its leaders. The same collective designation can also name a body facing judgment or describe the company of the godless.

1. A corporate body acting as a whole · dominant

   The feminine singular noun identifies a people regarded collectively. In Exodus 16:2 the APB renders the whole body as grumbling against Moses and Aaron, while Numbers 10:3 depicts all of it gathering at the entrance of the tent of meeting. Joshua 20:6 places a person before this body for judgment, and Joshua 9:18 distinguishes its leaders from the whole body that grumbled; Job 15:34 extends the collective use to the assembly of the godless.

   Exodus 16:2Numbers 10:3Joshua 20:6Joshua 9:18Leviticus 24:16Job 15:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “congregation,” but also uses “assembly” and, in Job 16:7, “company.” These renderings reflect the verse-level presentation of a collective body.