What does פִּקּוּד mean in the Bible?
e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)".
Hebrew · H6490
פִּקּוּד
Properly, appointed , i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
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פִּקּוּד H6490
What does פִּקּוּד mean in the Bible?
פִּקּוּד is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, appointed , i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6490?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Your precepts (15), from Your precepts (2), His precepts (2), on Your precepts (2), for Your precepts (1).
Where does פִּקּוּד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 19:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (24).
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 Your precepts 15× Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:45, Psalms 119:56, Psalms 119:63
from Your precepts 2× Psalms 119:104, Psalms 119:110
His precepts 2× Psalms 103:18, Psalms 111:7
on Your precepts 2× Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:78
for Your precepts 1× Psalms 119:40
of Your precepts 1× Psalms 119:27
The precepts 1× Psalms 19:8
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Psalms 19:8 פִּקּ֘וּדֵ֤י to The precepts Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 103:18 פִ֝קֻּדָ֗יו to His precepts Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 111:7 פִּקּוּדָֽיו׃ to His precepts Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 119:4 פִקֻּדֶ֗יךָ to Your precepts Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 119:15 בְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָ to on Your precepts Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 119:27 פִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ to of Your precepts Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 119:40 לְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָ to for Your precepts Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 119:45 פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ to Your precepts Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 119:56 פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ to Your precepts Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 119:63 פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ to Your precepts Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 19:8
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 1
Psalms 24
Source forms
פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ 4x p̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:94, Psalms 119:100, Psalms 119:159, Psalms 119:173
פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ 3x piq·qū·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:63, Psalms 119:69, Psalms 119:134
פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ 2x p̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:45, Psalms 119:56
בְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָ 1x bə·p̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:15
בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ 1x bə·p̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:78
וּ֝מִפִּקּוּדֶ֗יךָ 1x ū·mip·piq·qū·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:110
לְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָ 1x lə·p̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:40
מִפִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ 1x mip·piq·qū·ḏe·ḵā Psalms 119:104
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 15x Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:27, Psalms 119:45, Psalms 119:56
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:128
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Psalms 103:18, Psalms 111:7
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 2x Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:78
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 119:110
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 119:40
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 119:104
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, appointed , i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
Source Gloss
properly, appointed , i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law) BDB: precept Usage: commandment, precept, statute.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פִּקּוּד is built from this root:
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