Definition

a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

Etymology

probably from H225 (אוּת) (in the sense of appearing);

Word family

• אוּת ʼûwth

How the KJV renders it

• mark
• miracle
• (en-) sign
• token

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.