הִפְקִ֨יד
𐤄𐤐𐤒𐤉𐤃
pâqad
he appointed
To pay close attention to, attend to, or deal with someone or something, often as an act of oversight, inspection, or intervention. The verb can denote a range of activities including visiting, appointing responsibility, taking account, mustering (as for military or census), caring for, remembering with action, punishing, or bringing to reckoning. The context determines whether the action is positive (e.g., caring for, remembering favorably, appointing to office) or negative (e.g., punishing, exacting judgment, reckoning with).
Genesis 39:5 · Word #3
Lexicon H6485
| Lemma | פָּקַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤒𐤃 |
| Transliteration | pâqad |
| Strong's | H6485 |
| Definition | To pay close attention to, attend to, or deal with someone or something, often as an act of oversight, inspection, or intervention. The verb can denote a range of activities including visiting, appointing responsibility, taking account, mustering (as for military or census), caring for, remembering with action, punishing, or bringing to reckoning. The context determines whether the action is positive (e.g., caring for, remembering favorably, appointing to office) or negative (e.g., punishing, exacting judgment, reckoning with). |
Morphology HVhp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he appointed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6485-22
he appointed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative) stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, expressing causing someone or something to be attended to or placed under oversight. In this form (3rd masculine singular perfect), it denotes that he caused an appointment or charge to be established—hence, "he appointed." |
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