What does פֶּגֶר mean in the Bible?
פֶּגֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image".
Hebrew · H6297
פֶּגֶר
A carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
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פֶּגֶר H6297
What does פֶּגֶר mean in the Bible?
פֶּגֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6297?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the corpses (3), bodies (2), the carcasses (2), [will be] the corpses (1), and by the funeral offerings (1).
Where does פֶּגֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Ezekiel (3), Jeremiah (3), Numbers (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the corpses 3× Isaiah 66:24, Jeremiah 33:5, Ezekiel 6:5
bodies 2× 2 Kings 19:35, Isaiah 37:36
the carcasses 2× Genesis 15:11, 1 Samuel 17:46
[will be] the corpses 1× Amos 8:3
and by the funeral offerings 1× Ezekiel 43:7
and the funeral offerings 1× Ezekiel 43:9
however, your bodies 1× Numbers 14:32
like a carcass 1× Isaiah 14:19
of corpses 1× Nahum 3:3
of the dead bodies 1× Jeremiah 31:40
of their corpses 1× Isaiah 34:3
of your bodies 1× Numbers 14:33
on the bodies 1× 2 Chronicles 20:25
the bodies 1× Jeremiah 41:9
the lifeless remains 1× Leviticus 26:30
were only corpses 1× 2 Chronicles 20:24
Your bodies 1× Numbers 14:29
your lifeless bodies 1× Leviticus 26:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:11 הַפְּגָרִ֑ים to the carcasses Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 26:30 פִּגְרֵיכֶ֔ם to your lifeless bodies Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Leviticus 26:30 פִּגְרֵ֖י to the lifeless remains Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 14:29 פִגְרֵיכֶ֜ם to Your bodies Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Numbers 14:32 וּפִגְרֵיכֶ֖ם to however, your bodies Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Numbers 14:33 פִּגְרֵיכֶ֖ם to of your bodies Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1 Samuel 17:46 פֶּ֣גֶר to the carcasses Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Kings 19:35 פְּגָרִ֥ים to bodies Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 20:24 פְּגָרִ֛ים to were only corpses Noun - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 20:25 וּפְגָרִים֙ to on the bodies Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:11
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Leviticus 2 Numbers 3 1 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 3 Amos 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
פִּגְרֵ֣י 2x piḡ·rê Jeremiah 33:5, Jeremiah 41:9
פְּגָרִ֥ים 2x pə·ḡā·rîm 2 Kings 19:35, Isaiah 37:36
בְּפִגְרֵי֙ 1x bə·p̄iḡ·rê Isaiah 66:24
הַפֶּ֔גֶר 1x hap·pe·ḡer Amos 8:3
הַפְּגָרִ֑ים 1x hap·pə·ḡā·rîm Genesis 15:11
הַפְּגָרִ֣ים׀ 1x hap·pə·ḡā·rîm Jeremiah 31:40
וּבְפִגְרֵ֥י 1x ū·ḇə·p̄iḡ·rê Ezekiel 43:7
וּפִגְרֵ֥י 1x ū·p̄iḡ·rê Ezekiel 43:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Leviticus 26:30, Jeremiah 33:5, Jeremiah 41:9, Ezekiel 6:5
Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 19:35, 2 Chronicles 20:24, Isaiah 37:36
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 3x Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 14:29, Numbers 14:33
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Genesis 15:11, Jeremiah 31:40
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Amos 8:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 20:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Ezekiel 43:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Numbers 14:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
Source Gloss
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image BDB: corpse Usage: carcase, corpse, dead body.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פֶּגֶר is built from this root:
פָּגַר H6296
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain