What does פִּדְיוֹם (pidĕywōm) mean in the Bible?
פִּדְיוֹם (pidĕywōm): Price paid to secure release from bondage, slavery, or death; redemption through substitutionary payment
Hebrew · H6306
פִּדְיוֹם
A ransom
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פִּדְיוֹם H6306
Pronunciation pidĕywōm
What does פִּדְיוֹם (pidĕywōm) mean in the Bible?
פִּדְיוֹם (pidĕywōm): Price paid to secure release from bondage, slavery, or death; redemption through substitutionary payment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6306?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include For the redemption (1), he may redeem (1), the redemption (1).
Where does פִּדְיוֹם (pidĕywōm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 21:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Numbers (1), Psalms (1).
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 For the redemption 1× Psalms 49:8
he may redeem 1× Exodus 21:30
the redemption 1× Numbers 3:49
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Usage map
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First aligned row Exodus 21:30
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
הַפִּדְי֑וֹם 1x hap·piḏ·yō·wm Numbers 3:49
פִּדְי֥וֹן 1x piḏ·yō·wn Psalms 49:8
פִּדְיֹ֣ן 1x piḏ·yōn Exodus 21:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 21:30, Psalms 49:8
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 3:49
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Price paid to secure release from bondage, slavery, or death; redemption through substitutionary payment
Source Gloss
a ransom
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Price paid to secure release from bondage, slavery, or death; redemption through substitutionary payment
a ransom BDB: ransom Usage: ransom, that were redeemed, redemption.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
פִּדְיוֹם is built from this root:
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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