Hebrew · H6485, G1980 · unreviewed

פָּקַד

To visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee , muster , charge , care for , miss , deposit , etc. · to visit/care for

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פָּקַד H6485 to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee , muster , charge , care for , miss , deposit , etc.

Pronunciation paqad

Visit encompasses divine oversight—both gracious remembrance and punitive judgment—with covenantal accountability.

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ἐπισκέπτομαι G1980 to visit/care for

Pronunciation episképtomai

To visit with purposeful care or intervention—either merciful aid or judicial punishment.

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What does פָּקַד (paqad) mean in the Bible?

פָּקַד · ἐπισκέπτομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "to visit, attend to, or bring judgment upon".

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Meaning

to visit, attend to, or bring judgment upon

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 100×

Perfect 1Chr 21:6 · 1Kgs 20:15 · 1Sam 2:21 · 2Chr 36:23 · Exod 4:31 · Ezra 1:2 · Gen 21:1 · Job 34:13 · Job 35:15 · Job 36:23 · Lam 4:22 · Num 1:44 · Num 3:39 · Num 4:37 · Num 4:41 · Num 4:45 33×

Imperfect Amos 3:2 · Hos 4:14 · Isa 10:12 · Jer 5:9 · Jer 5:29 · Jer 9:8 · Jer 25:12 · Jer 27:8 · Jer 29:10 · Jer 49:19 · Jer 50:44 · Zech 10:3 · Exod 13:19 · Gen 50:24 · Gen 50:25 · Hos 9:9 32×

Participle passive 2Chr 23:14 · 2Kgs 11:15 · Exod 38:21 · Exod 38:25 · Num 1:45 · Num 2:32 · Num 3:39 · Num 4:37 · Num 4:41 · Num 4:45 · Num 26:51 · Num 26:57 · Num 26:63 · Num 31:14 15×

Participle active Deut 5:9 · Exod 20:5 · Exod 34:7 · Jer 11:22 · Jer 23:2 · Jer 29:32 · Jer 44:29 · Jer 46:25 · Jer 50:18 · Num 14:18 10×

Infinitive absolute 1Sam 20:6 · Exod 3:16 · Exod 13:19 · Gen 50:24 · Gen 50:25 5×

Sequential imperfect 1Sam 14:17 · 2Kgs 9:34 · Jer 51:27 · Num 3:15 · Num 3:40 5×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 16×

Perfect 2Kgs 7:17 · 2Kgs 25:23 · Gen 39:5 · Jer 40:5 · Jer 40:7 · Jer 40:11 · Jer 41:2 · Jer 41:10 · Jer 41:18 · Isa 62:6 · Jer 36:20 12×

Sequential imperfect Num 1:50 · Ps 109:6 2×

Imperfect Isa 10:28 · Ps 31:6 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 14×

Imperfect 1Kgs 20:39 · 1Sam 20:18 · 2Kgs 10:19 · Num 16:29 · Prov 19:23 · Ezek 38:8 · Isa 29:6 · Isa 24:22 · Jer 23:4 9×

Perfect 1Sam 25:7 · 1Sam 25:21 · Num 31:49 3×

Infinitive absolute 1Kgs 20:39 1×

Jussive 2Kgs 10:19 1×

Hithpolal 4×

Perfect 1Kgs 20:27 · Num 1:47 · Num 2:33 · Num 26:62 4×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×

Perfect Jer 6:6 · Lev 5:23 2×

Participle passive 2Chr 34:12 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 2×

Perfect Judg 20:15 · Judg 20:17 2×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×

Perfect Exod 38:21 · Isa 38:10 2×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×

Participle active Isa 13:4 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 142 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 58 Imperfect 44 Participle passive 16 Participle 11 Imperative 7 Infinitive absolute 6

Stem

Qal 100 Hiphil 16 Niphal 14 Hothpaal 4 Hophal 3 Pual 2 Hithpael 2 Piel 1

Mood

Indicative 58 Indicative/jussive 30 Indicative/cohortative 13 Imperative 7 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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