מִפְקָדmiphqâd

muster, appointment, appointed place

Pronunciation: mif-kawd' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4662

Meanings

1. muster, of people (2 Samuel 24:9; 1 Chronicles 21:5)

2. appointment, of (by) Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:13)

3. appointed place, of (in) temple (Ezekiel 43:21)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 24:9 Joab reported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 capable warriors in Israel who could handle a sword, and 500,000 in Judah.
  • 1 Chronicles 21:5 and reported the number of people to David. There were 1,100,000 warriors in all Israel who could handle a sword, and 470,000 in Judah.
  • 2 Chronicles 31:13 The supervisors under them were Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. These appointments were made by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the chief official in the Temple of God.
  • Nehemiah 3:31 Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the corner.
  • Ezekiel 43:21 Then take the young bull for the sin offering and burn it at the appointed place outside the Temple area.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).