The meaning of “פְּקוֹד”
Understanding Pᵉqôwd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Pekod. - § Pekod = "visitation" - Pekod, a symbolic name for Babylon 1) a people in the Babylonian army and a tribe in s...
פְּקוֹד
Pekod. - § Pekod = "visitation" - Pekod, a symbolic name for Babylon 1) a people in the Babylonian army and a tribe in southeast Babylonia bordering Elam
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 50:21 | “Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.” Word: פְּקוֹד (Pᵉqôwd) | |
| Ezekiel 23:23 | “The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.” Word: פְּקוֹד (Pᵉqôwd) |