יִפְקֹ֣ד
𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃
pâqad
He appoints
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).
Jeremiah 13:21 · Word #4
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 HVqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | He appoints |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6485-93
he will attend to
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3ms form denotes a simple active action performed by a masculine singular subject in future or incomplete aspect. "He will attend to" preserves the root idea of active oversight or engagement without narrowing it to a specific positive or negative outcome. |
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