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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פִּקּוּדH6490
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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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 ItYour precepts15×Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:45, Psalms 119:56, Psalms 119:63
from Your precepts2×Psalms 119:104, Psalms 119:110
His precepts2×Psalms 103:18, Psalms 111:7
on Your precepts2×Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:78
for Your precepts1×Psalms 119:40
of Your precepts1×Psalms 119:27
The precepts1×Psalms 19:8
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Psalms 19:8פִּקּ֘וּדֵ֤יtoThe preceptsNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 103:18פִ֝קֻּדָ֗יוtoHis preceptsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 111:7פִּקּוּדָֽיו׃toHis preceptsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 119:4פִקֻּדֶ֗יךָtoYour preceptsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 119:15בְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָtoon Your preceptsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 119:27פִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָtoof Your preceptsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 119:40לְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָtofor Your preceptsPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 119:45פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָtoYour preceptsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 119:56פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָtoYour preceptsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularPsalms 119:63פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃toYour preceptsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 19:8
Aligned rows24
Books represented1
Psalms24
Source forms
פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ4xp̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:94, Psalms 119:100, Psalms 119:159, Psalms 119:173
פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃3xpiq·qū·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:63, Psalms 119:69, Psalms 119:134
פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ2xp̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:45, Psalms 119:56
בְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָ1xbə·p̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:15
בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃1xbə·p̄iq·qū·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:78
וּ֝מִפִּקּוּדֶ֗יךָ1xū·mip·piq·qū·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:110
לְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָ1xlə·p̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:40
מִפִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ1xmip·piq·qū·ḏe·ḵāPsalms 119:104
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular15xPsalms 119:4, Psalms 119:27, Psalms 119:45, Psalms 119:56
Noun - masculine plural construct2xPsalms 19:8, Psalms 119:128
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xPsalms 103:18, Psalms 111:7
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular2xPsalms 119:15, Psalms 119:78
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 119:110
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 119:40
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 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 definitionSource: 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: