H6496 - פָּקִיד (pâqîyd)

H6496 פָּקִיד (pâqîyd) paw-keed'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

overseer

Strong's Definition

a superintendent (civil, military or religious)

Derivation: from H6485 (פָּקַד);

KJV Usage: which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.

TWOT Reference: 1802c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) commissioner, deputy, overseer, officer

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1988

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

commissioner, deputy, overseer, officer

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פָּקִיד pâqý̂yd BDB Definition: 1) commissioner, deputy, overseer, officer Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6485 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1802c Total KJV Occurrences: 12

Bible Occurrences (13)

41:34

9:28

25:19

24:11 31:13

11:9 11:14 11:22 12:42

2:3

20:1 29:26 52:25

Genesis 41:34

Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

Judges 9:28

Then Gaal son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?

2 Kings 25:19

Of those still in the city, he took a court official who... had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five... royal advisors -. [He] also [took] the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men [who were] found in the city.

2 Chronicles 24:11

Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily... and gathered the money in abundance.

2 Chronicles 31:13

Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah [were] overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.

Nehemiah 11:9

Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah [was] over the Second District of the city.

Nehemiah 11:14

and his associates 128...... mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer....

Nehemiah 11:22

Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. [He was] one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.