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pqd (a/u) vb. to visit; appoint; D to command
GDCGtDtCt
Gpəˁalto care for, look for3 senses▶
1
to care for, look for
CPA, Syr
Addai.42.12↗ ܘܦܩܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܛܥ̈ܝܢ‏ : you search for those who are lost ; P Je23:2↗ ܦܩ݂ܕܬܘܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ‏ ; P Ze10:3↗ ܘܠܓܙܪ̈ܐ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܦܩܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܠܓܙܪܗ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ‏ ; P Ps80:15↗ ܦܩܘܕܝܗ݀ ܠܓܦܬܐ ܗܕܐ‏ : care for this vine
(1)
to visit
CPA, Syr
P Lv26:16↗ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܬܗܪܐ‏ ; P 1S17:18↗ ܘܐ̈ܚܝܟ ܦܩܘܕ ܒܫܠܡܐ‏
(1)
in compound idioms
Syr
(1)
ܒܲܫܠܵܡܵܐ : to visit
Syr
P 1S17:18↗ ܘܐ̈ܚܝܟ ܦܩܘܕ ܒܫܠܡܐ‏
(2)
ܒܐܝܼܕܸܗ : to seek an accounting of something from someone
Syr
P Job9:12↗ ܡܢܘ ܢܦܩܘܕ ܒܐܝܕܗ‏
(3)
w. ܥܲܠ : to punish
Syr
Addai.39.3↗ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܢܡܘܣܐܝܬ܂ ܥܠ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ‏ ; P Ex32:34↗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܝ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܗܘܢ‏ : on the day of my visitation I shall visit their sins upon them
(2)
to inspect, take note of
Syr
P 1S14:17↗ ܦܩܘܕܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܡܢܘ ܐܙܠ ܡܢܢ‏ ; P 1S20:6↗ ܐܢ ܡܦܩܕ/ܡܦܩܕܘ/ ܢܦܩܕܢܝ ܐܒܘܟ‏ : should your father actually look around for me
(3)
to yearn for
Syr
EphNis 4:24.1↗ ܨܘܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܡܝ ܗܐ ܦܩܕܢ ܐ̈ܕܢܝ‏ : my ears yearn for the sound of my vintners ; HS.56↗ ܥ݁ܗܕܬ ܕܒܪ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܝ ܟܝܢܗ݀ ܦܩܕܐ‏ : I recalled that I was a prince and my nobility longed for its natural state ; Ps-Clem Hom 12.292:6↗ ܡܛܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܪܥܝܢܝ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܚܐܪ ܘܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܗܪܟܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܦ݁ܩܕ‏ : because my mind looks at those things of eternity and cares not for any of those things of the here and now
(4)
to leave by testament (? see pa'el)
Syr
Rechtsb1 170:5 ܐܝܢܐ ܕܦܩܝܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ‏ ; Rechtsb2 140:11 ܦܩܕ‏
2
to command, order
CPA, Sam, Syr
LESC 79.1:14↗ ܦܩܘܕܝ ܕܝܦܫܘܪ ܡܢ ܥܪܒܘܬܗ‏ : command that I be released from his pledge ; OS LkCur17:10↗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦ̈ܩܝܕܢ ܠܟܘܢ‏ : those things commanded of you
(1)
(law) to demand, require
Syr
Syr-RomLaw.61.24↗ ܦܩ݁ܕ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܢܣܒ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܚܕܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ‏ : the law says that the one who found it should take one fourth
(2)
imv. : please allow
Syr
ActsThom 298:4↗ ܦܩܘܕ ܠܝ ܘܐܢܐ ܡ݁ܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܟ ܕܠܐ ܥܡܠܐ‏ : allow me to bring it to you without any trouble
(1)
please! (with deference)
Syr
Am3 645:17↗ ܦܩܘܕ ܘܥܘܠ‏ : please come in ; JohEphLES [372]:4↗ ܐܒܐ ܦܩܘܕ ܥܠ ܬܫܘܝܬܐ ܐܓܣ‏ : father, please lie on a bed
(3)
to set someone in charge ˁl of, appoint over
Sam
SamTgJ Gen12:20↗ ופקד עליו פרעה גברים‏
(1)
to oversee !
Sam
3
p.p. : held in place, retained
JBA
BT Šab 123b(4)↗ התם פקיד הכא לא פקיד‏ : there it (the thorn) is stuck in, here it is not stuck
Dpaˁˁelto command (person)4 senses▶
1
to command (person)
Common Aramaic
AssOstr.17↗ wmrˀy mlkˀ̇ pqd[ ... ; TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .191↗ הן יפקד לך מראך מין למנטר‏ : if your master orders you to guard some water ; 4QTob c1..2=14:3↗ ופקדה ואמר ל[ה‏ ; TgJ Jer35:16↗ תַפקֵידתָא דַאֲבוּהוֹן דְפַקֵידִנוּן‏ : the command that their father commanded them ; SamTgJ Lev6:2↗ text not cited ; SamTgJ Lev7:38↗ ביום פקודה ית בני ישראל למקרבה ית קרבניון‏ : when he commanded the children of Israel to offer their sacrifices ; BT Hor 13b(50)↗ פקיד ואפקינהו מבי מדרשא‏ : he ordered it and he removed them from the academy ; PJ Gen2:16↗ text not cited
(1)
to issue a command
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer19:5↗ עֲלָוָן לְבַעלָא דְלָא פַקֵידִית בְאוֹרָיתִי‏ : holocaust to Baal that I did not command in My law ; LSt.14:5↗ ܦܩ݂ܕ ܒܬܘܒܪܗܘܢ‏ : he ordered their destruction
2
to install, to appoint
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, JBA
TgO Gen12:20↗ וֻפַקֵיד עֲלוֹהִי פַרעֹה גֻברִין‏ ; P 1S25:30↗ ܘܢܦܩܕܟ ܠܡܕܒܪܢܐ‏ ; JBABowl 64.1:11↗ דאינון שליטין ומפקדין‏ : who are empowered and appointed ; BT Ber 56a(56)↗ עילוי מאי מ^י^פקדת א׳ל עילוי שיראי דמלך‏ : over what have you been appointed? over the royal silks
(1)
to constitute
Syr
(2)
to commend
Syr
P Gn2:16↗ ܘܦܩ݁ܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܕܡ‏ ; P Lv9:6↗ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܬܥܒܕܘܢ‏ ; P Mt17:9↗ ܦ݁ܲܩܸܕ݂ ܐܸܢܘ݂ܢ‏
(3)
(non-personal object)
JLAtg, Man
TgJ Jer36:20↗ וְיָת מְגִלְתָא פַקַדוּ בְלִשכַת אֲלִישָמָע‏ : they installed the scroll in PN's room ; JohnBook 96:11↗ nipkẖ ldmuta ḏmarẖ paqid ˁlẖ : he overturns the image that his lord assigned him
3
to leave someone by testament ˁl concerning?
Gal, PTA, Syr
TN Gen49:33↗ ואשלם יעקב למפקדא ית בנוי‏ ; P 2S17:23↗ ܦܩܕ ܥܠ ܒܝܬܗ‏ ; P 2K20:1↗ ܦܩܕ ܥܠ ܒܝܬܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܐܬ ܐܢܬ ܘܠܐ ܚܝܐ ܐܢܬ‏ : leave a testament concerning your family, for you are dying and not going to live
(1)
ܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܸܗ : to make a will
Syr, JBA
BT Git 70a(8)↗ איפשר עד דמפקיד אבייתיה‏ : (it is possible to keep him alive long enough) until he might make his will
4
to drive
Sam
Cˀafˁelto deposit4 senses▶
1
to deposit
OfAEg, JPAEpig, Gal, Sam, JBA, LJLA
TAD B2.9 R.7↗ איתי זי בפקד[ן] הפקדו‏ ; PTBer 4.c:6[2]↗ עובדא הוה בחד בר נש דאפקיד גבי חבריה‏ : there was a case when a certain man deposited with his friend ; BT BM 42a(47)↗ ההוא גברא דאפקיד זוזי גבי חבריה‏ : a certain man who deposited money with another ; PJ Lev5:21↗ פיקדונא דאפקיד גביה‏
2
to appoint
PTA, Sam
TN Gen41:34↗ יפקיד‏
3
to make command (?)
Syr
P Ex18:23↗ ܡ݁ܦܩ݂ܕ ܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ‏ : [MT וְצִוְּךָ אֱלֹהִים] †
4
to bestow upon
LJLA
PJ Lev25:21↗ ואפקיד ית ברכתי לכון‏ ; Tobit(Med) 11.5 chap 6↗ אלהא דאפקיד עליכון טיבותיה‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be commanded (person)4 senses▶
1
to be commanded (person)
Syr
SugMgab 2:4↗ ܘܫܲܪܝ݂ ܡܲܬܩܸܢ ܡܘ݁ܢ ܕܡܸܬܒܥܸܐ ܠܕܸܒܚܵܐ ܕܲܒܪܸܗ ܐܲܝܟ ܕܸܐܬܦܩܸܕ‏ : he began to prepare what what needed for his son's sacrifice as he had been commanded ; AngelZacharia 33↗ ܐܸܫܲܥܝܵܐ ܐܸܬܢܲܒܼܝ ܥܲܠ ܒܪܵܟ ܡܸܢ ܩܕܵܡ ܙܲܒܢܵܐ ܐܲܝܟ ܕܸܐܬܦܩܸܕ‏
(1)
to be decreed
Syr, JBA
JoshStyl 49.8↗ ܘܐܬܦ݂ܩܕ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ‏ ; BT Šab 32a(13)↗ דילמא מיפקיד דינא עליה ומתפישנא בהדיה‏ : perhaps a judgment will be decreed against him (i.e. have a fatal accident) and I will be caught with him
(2)
to be entrusted
Syr
Bhchr 456:5↗ ܕܠܗ ܐܸܬܦܲܩ݂ܕܲܬ̤ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ‏ : [or Dt?] to whom the kingdom had been entrusted
2
to be visited upon, to be punished
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer6:6↗ הִיא קַרתָא דְאִתפְקִידוּ לַה חוֹבַהָא כוּלְהוֹן‏ : she is the city all of whose sins have been visited upon her ; P Num16:29↗ ܐܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ܂ ܘܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܢܬܦܩܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ‏ : if these die the death of everyone and are punished with the punishment of everyone
(1)
to be violated
Syr, LJLA
Ps-Clem Hom 10.252:19↗ ܗ݂ܝ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܣܒܪ ܥܠ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܓܢܒܝܢ ܘܡܬܦܩܕܝܢ‏ : this is what is to be thought about these goods that are robbed and violated ; TgEsth2sup06.3-03:7↗ דביה איתפקד שור ירושלם‏
3
to be deposited (? see s.v. Ct)
Gal, PTA
4
to be noted as missing
Sam, Syr
P 1S20:18↗ ܘܡܬܦܩܕ ܐܢܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܬܦܩܕ ܡܘܬܒܟ‏ ; P 1S20:25↗ ܘܐܬܦܩܕܬ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ‏ : but David's place was noted to be missing
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be commanded (person)2 senses▶
1
to be commanded (person)
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgO Lev10:13↗ כֵין אִתפַקַדִית‏ : thus have I been commanded ; TN Gen45:19↗ ואת אתפקדת דא עבדו‏ ; BT Šab 87b(4)↗ אשבת איפקוד אתחומין לא אפקוד‏ : they were commanded concerning the Sabbath, while they were not commanded concerning the Sabbath limits ; PJ Lev10:18↗ היכמא דאתפקדית‏
(1)
to be warned
Syr
(2)
(impersonal construction)
CPA, Syr, Man
CPA EpisJer1:61↗ ܘܥܢܢܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܦܩܐܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ‏ : when the clouds were commanded by God ; AGnEx 16.28↗ ܐܬܦܩܕ ܠܗ݀ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܡܝ̈ܐ‏ : the earth and water had been commanded ; MandMB 123:83↗ hanatẖ ḏˁtpaqad minaihun
(1)
to be assigned to someone
JBAg
HP 53:20 איתתא דיריתת ממונא מן בית נשה מימילה כד לא איתפקד לה‏ : a woman who simply inherited money from her family that had not been explicitly assigned her
(3)
to be given charge
Man
JohnBook 20:14↗ ulandišt ulaˁtpaqadt ula ˁtaprašt uhukumta mn qadmaiia labit : you were not concerned, ordered, or instructed and you did not seek wisdom from the first ones
2
to be commanded, decreed (command)
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex34:34↗ יָת דְמִתפַקַד‏ : that which had been commanded ; AGnEx 29.26↗ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܐܬܦܩܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ‏ ; PJ Ex34:34↗ text not cited
(1)
דינא על : (of decree, law) : to apply to, be decreed upon
JBA
BT Sot 20b(22)↗ התם כל כמה דלא מקרבא לא מפקיד דינא עלה‏ : in that case as long as she does not sacrifice, the law does not apply to her
Ctˀettafˁalto be commanded2 senses▶
1
to be commanded
Sam
2
to be deposited
Gal, PTA
PTŠeq 48.a:42[2]↗ כהדא בר זמינא את{{א}} פקיד גביה מדל דיתמין‏ ; PTKet 30.d:50[2]↗ ר׳ יסא איתפקד גביה מדל דיתמין‏ : property of orphans was deposited with PN ; TN Lev5:23↗ פקדוניה די אתפקד לוותי׳‏ : his deposit that had been deposited with him
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🔍Concordance▶
Complete KWIC concordance
G (pəˁal)
D (paˁˁel)
C (ˀafˁel)
Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
Ct (ˀettafˁal)
✎Notes & Bibliography▶
When used in the sense of "to command" in Syriac and CPA, the G stem clearly often has a less urgent or demanding sense than the D stem.
In AIOA p. 79 it is suggested that the early usage in the sense "to entrust, deposit" is a calque from Akkadian.
It is not at all clear that "to be deposited" must be interpreted as Ct in JPA rather than as Gt.
A recent study on Biblical Hebrew usages of this verb by S. Creason, "PQD Revisited" in Studies in Semitic and Afroasiatic Linguistics Presented to Gene B. Gragg (OI, U. Chicago: 2007), pp. 27ff. should also be consulted.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1220[588]DJPA: 442bDJBA: 924aJastrow: 1206Drower/Macuch: 376b, 362b, 366aJ. Payne-Smith: 454bLevy Ch-W: 2:283Tal Sam: 697DNWSI: 932DCPA[Schulthess]: 337[161]Qumran: 193
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