4662. miphqad

Lexicon

miphqad: Muster, appointment, numbering, inspection

Original Word: מִפְקָד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: miphqad
Pronunciation: mif-KAHD
Phonetic Spelling: (mif-kawd')
Definition: Muster, appointment, numbering, inspection
Meaning: an appointment, mandate, a designated spot, a census

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

appointed place, commandment, number

From paqad; an appointment, i.e. Mandate; concretely, a designated spot; specifically, a census -- appointed place, commandment, number.

see HEBREW paqad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from paqad
Definition
a muster, appointment, appointed place
NASB Translation
appointed place (1), appointment (1), census (1), registration (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִפְקָד noun [masculine] muster, appointment, appointed place; — absolute ׳מ only in ׳שַׁעַר הַמּ Nehemiah 3:31, see שַׁעַר; construct ׃מִפְקַד

1 muster of people 2 Samuel 24:9 = 1 Chronicles 21:5.

2 appointment of (by) Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 31:13.

3 appointed place of (in) temple Ezekiel 43:21 (Krae watch, guardhouse; Kö^{ii. 1, 93} conjecture מוֺקֵד).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּקַד (paqad), which means to attend to, muster, number, or appoint.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G673: ἀπογραφή (apographē) • This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to a census or enrollment, similar to the Hebrew concept of מִפְקָד.
• G4367: προστάσσω (prostassō) • This Greek word means to command or appoint, aligning with the idea of a mandate or appointment as seen in the Hebrew מִפְקָד.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of order, appointment, and enumeration found in the Hebrew usage of מִפְקָד, illustrating the continuity of these concepts across the biblical texts.

Usage: The word מִפְקָד is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific place or time of appointment, a mandate given for a particular purpose, or the act of taking a census. It is often associated with military or administrative contexts where organization and order are emphasized.

Context: מִפְקָד (mifqad) appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts that emphasize order, structure, and accountability. It is used in passages that describe the organization of people, such as in military settings or during a census. The term underscores the importance of designated roles and responsibilities within the community of Israel. For example, in 2 Samuel 24:9, the term is used in the context of a census taken by King David, highlighting the administrative aspect of governance in ancient Israel. The concept of מִפְקָד also extends to the idea of divine appointment, where God assigns specific roles or tasks to individuals or groups, reflecting a theological understanding of order and purpose in the biblical narrative.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמִפְקַ֣ד בְּמִפְקַד֙ במפקד מִפְקַד־ מפקד־ bə·mip̄·qaḏ bemifKad bəmip̄qaḏ mifkad mip̄·qaḏ- mip̄qaḏ-

Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 24:9
HEB: אֶת־ מִסְפַּ֥ר מִפְקַד־ הָעָ֖ם אֶל־
NAS: the number of the registration of the people
KJV: the sum of the number of the people
INT: and Joab the number of the registration of the people to

1 Chronicles 21:5
HEB: אֶת־ מִסְפַּ֥ר מִפְקַד־ הָעָ֖ם אֶל־
NAS: the number of the census of [all] the people
KJV: the sum of the number of the people
INT: and Joab the sum of the number of the people unto

2 Chronicles 31:13
HEB: וְשִׁמְעִ֣י אָחִ֔יו בְּמִפְקַד֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
NAS: his brother by the appointment of King
KJV: his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah
INT: and Shimei his brother the appointment Hezekiah of King

Ezekiel 43:21
HEB: הַֽחַטָּ֑את וּשְׂרָפוֹ֙ בְּמִפְקַ֣ד הַבַּ֔יִת מִח֖וּץ
NAS: and it [shall be] burned in the appointed place of the house,
KJV: and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house,
INT: the sin and it burned the appointed of the house without

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4662
4 Occurrences

bə·mip̄·qaḏ — 2 Occ.
mip̄·qaḏ- — 2 Occ.