פִּדְיוֹםpidyôwm

פִּדְיוֺם: ransom, see פדה Qal Passive participle, and פִּדוּיִם above (Numbers 3:49; Numbers 3:51)

Pronunciation: pid-yome' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6306

Meanings

פִּדְיוֺן: id. (Exodus 21:30; Psalms 49:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 21:30 However, the dead person’s relatives may accept payment to compensate for the loss of life. The owner of the ox may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded.
  • Numbers 3:49 So Moses collected the silver for redeeming the firstborn sons of Israel who exceeded the number of Levites.
  • Psalms 49:8 Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough

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).