פְּקֻדָּהpᵉquddâh

oversight, mustering, visitation, store

Pronunciation: pek-ood-daw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6486

Meanings

1. visitation

a. = punishment (Hosea 9:7; Isaiah 10:3; Micah 7:4)

b. gracious visitation, providence (Job 10:12)

2.

a. oversight, charge, = office (Numbers 4:16; Numbers 3:36; 1 Chronicles 26:30)

b. overseer, collective = magistracy (2 Kings 11:8; Ezekiel 44:11; Numbers 3:32)

c. class of officers (1 Chronicles 23:11; 1 Chronicles 24:3; 1 Chronicles 24:19)

d. charge, = thing entrusted (Numbers 4:16)

3. mustering (2 Chronicles 17:14; 2 Chronicles 26:11)

4. store, things laid up (Isaiah 15:7; Psalms 109:8)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 32 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 3:32 Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, was the chief administrator over all the Levites, with special responsibility for the oversight of the sanctuary.
  • Numbers 3:36 These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use.
  • Numbers 4:16 “Eleazar son of Aaron the priest will be responsible for the oil of the lampstand, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. In fact, Eleazar will be responsible for the entire Tabernacle and everything in it, including the sanctuary and its furnishings.”
  • Numbers 16:29 If these men die a natural death, or if nothing unusual happens, then the Lord has not sent me.
  • 2 Kings 11:18 And all the people of the land went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. Jehoiada the priest stationed guards at the Temple of the Lord.
  • 1 Chronicles 23:11 Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons.
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