What does פָּקִיד (pāqiyd) mean in the Bible?
פָּקִיד (pāqiyd): Official appointed to oversee administrative duties; connotes delegated authority with accountability for specific charge
Hebrew · H6496
פָּקִיד
A superintendent (civil, military or religious)
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פָּקִיד H6496
Pronunciation pāqiyd
What does פָּקִיד (pāqiyd) mean in the Bible?
פָּקִיד (pāqiyd): Official appointed to oversee administrative duties; connotes delegated authority with accountability for specific charge
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include commissioners (2), [were] overseers (1), and the officer (1), appointed (1), had been appointed (1).
Where does פָּקִיד (pāqiyd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (4), Jeremiah (3), 2 Chronicles (2), 2 Kings (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 commissioners 2× Genesis 41:34, Esther 2:3
[were] overseers 1× 2 Chronicles 31:13
and the officer 1× 2 Chronicles 24:11
appointed 1× Jeremiah 52:25
had been appointed 1× 2 Kings 25:19
his officer 1× Judges 9:28
Now the overseer 1× Nehemiah 11:22
official 1× Jeremiah 20:1
the chief officer 1× Jeremiah 29:26
under the direction 1× Nehemiah 12:42
was the officer 1× Nehemiah 11:9
was their overseer 1× Nehemiah 11:14
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Genesis 41:34 פְּקִדִ֖ים to commissioners Noun - masculine plural Judges 9:28 פְּקִיד֑וֹ to his officer Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 25:19 פָקִ֣יד׀ to had been appointed Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 24:11 וּפְקִיד֙ to and the officer Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 31:13 פְּקִידִ֗ים to [were] overseers Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 11:9 פָּקִ֣יד to was the officer Noun - masculine singular Nehemiah 11:14 וּפָקִ֣יד to was their overseer Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Nehemiah 11:22 וּפְקִ֤יד to Now the overseer Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Nehemiah 12:42 הַפָּקִֽיד׃ to under the direction Article | Noun - masculine singular Esther 2:3 פְּקִידִים֮ to commissioners Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:34
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Judges 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 4 Esther 1 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
פָקִ֣יד׀ 2x p̄ā·qîḏ 2 Kings 25:19, Jeremiah 52:25
הַפָּקִֽיד׃ 1x hap·pā·qîḏ Nehemiah 12:42
וּפְקִיד֙ 1x ū·p̄ə·qîḏ 2 Chronicles 24:11
וּפְקִ֤יד 1x ū·p̄ə·qîḏ Nehemiah 11:22
וּפָקִ֣יד 1x ū·p̄ā·qîḏ Nehemiah 11:14
פְּקִדִ֖ים 1x pə·qi·ḏîm Genesis 41:34
פְּקִדִים֙ 1x pə·qi·ḏîm Jeremiah 29:26
פָקִ֥יד 1x p̄ā·qîḏ Jeremiah 20:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 4x Genesis 41:34, 2 Chronicles 31:13, Esther 2:3, Jeremiah 29:26
Noun - masculine singular 4x 2 Kings 25:19, Nehemiah 11:9, Jeremiah 20:1, Jeremiah 52:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 2 Chronicles 24:11, Nehemiah 11:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 12:42
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 11:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Judges 9:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Official appointed to oversee administrative duties; connotes delegated authority with accountability for specific charge
Source Gloss
a superintendent (civil, military or religious)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Official appointed to oversee administrative duties; connotes delegated authority with accountability for specific charge
a superintendent (civil, military or religious) BDB: commissioner Usage: which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פָּקִיד 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