פְּקֻדַּ֗ת
𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕
pequdat
oversight
feminine passive participle of פָּקַד; visitation (in many senses, chiefly official); account, (that have the) charge, custody, that which...laid up, numbers, office(-r), ordering, oversight, [phrase] prison, reckoning, visitation.
Numbers 4:16 · Word #14
Lexicon H6486
| Lemma | פְּקֻדָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | pᵉquddâh |
| Strong's | H6486 |
| In-context | oversight |
Morphology HNcfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6486-08
visitation of
| Root | פקד (p-q-d) |
| Core Meanings | to attend, to visit, to appoint, to muster, to number, to entrust, to oversee |
| Semantic Range | visitation (for blessing or judgment), appointed oversight, office, charge, mustering, numbering, reckoning, custody |
| Conceptual Significance | פְּקֻדָּה expresses the idea that YHWH or an appointed authority actively attends to people or matters—whether to bless, judge, muster, or assign responsibility. It reflects a worldview in which divine and delegated oversight are deliberate acts of accountability and care. |
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular noun in construct state (HNcfsc) from פְּקֻדָּה, itself derived from the root פקד. The construct form indicates it governs a following noun ("of..."). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root פקד, which carries the sense of attending to, appointing, or calling to account. As a feminine singular noun in the construct state (cfsc), it denotes an act or state of appointed oversight or visitation belonging to or concerning another—hence "visitation of," preserving both the root idea and the construct relationship. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root פקד (to attend, to visit, to appoint, to muster, to number, to entrust, to oversee)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6485-01 |
afeqid | I will appoint |
H6487-01 |
befiqadon | in an entrusted-deposit |
H6490-01 |
befiqudeykha | in your appointed charges |
Word Usage (32 occurrences of H6486)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 3:32 | פְּקֻדַּ֕ת | pequdat | oversight |
| Numbers 3:36 | וּ/פְקֻדַּ֣ת | ufequdat | and the appointed charge |
| Numbers 4:16 | וּ/פְקֻדַּ֞ת | ufequdat | and the oversight |