פִּתְגָּםpithgâm

edict, decree (Esther 1:20; Ecclesiastes 8:11)

Pronunciation: pith-gawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6599

Same root

פִּתְגָּםpithgâm · H6600a word, answer, letter or decree

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Esther 1:20 When this decree is published throughout the king’s vast empire, husbands everywhere, whatever their rank, will receive proper respect from their wives!”
Ecclesiastes 8:11 When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.

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).