פָּקַד (pâqad) — Appoint

Hebrew word study: פָּקַד (pâqad), Strong's H6485. to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.

HebrewStrong's H6485
Quick definition
Hebrew word
פָּקַד (pâqad)
Pronounced: paw-kad'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, [idiom] surely, visit, want.

Where this word appears

Strong's H6485 is tagged on 303 words in 269 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 21:1 and last appears in Zechariah 11:16.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

enrolled men their ×20and enrolled men their ×13and I will visit judgment ×11to enrolled men their ×8he enrolled ×7he had appointed ×7and I will visit ×6and he mustered ×6he will visit ×6those enrolled ×6were the enrolled men of ×6I will visit judgment ×5

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וּפָקַדְתִּי ×20פְּקֻדֵיהֶם ×16וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם ×13הַפְּקֻדִים ×12וַיִּפְקֹד ×12יִפְקֹד ×11פָּקַד ×11הִפְקִיד ×10לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם ×9פָקַד ×9

Books where it appears most

Numbers ×103Jeremiah ×49Exodus ×181 Samuel ×18Isaiah ×162 Kings ×12Genesis ×9Psalms ×9

Verses (first 25 of 269)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H4662 מִפְקָד (miphqâd), H6486 פְּקֻדָּה (pᵉquddâh), H6487 פִּקָּדוֹן (piqqâdôwn), H6489 פְּקוֹד (Pᵉqôwd), H6490 פִּקּוּד (piqqûwd), H6496 פָּקִיד (pâqîyd).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does pâqad (H6485) mean?

To visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc..

How is H6485 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H6485 as: appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, [idiom] surely, visit, want..

How often does פָּקַד (pâqad) appear?

Strong's H6485 is tagged on 303 words in 269 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 21:1 and last appears in Zechariah 11:16.