Definition

an appointment, i.e. mandate; concretely, a designated spot; specifically, a census

Etymology

from H6485 (פָּקַד);

Where the KJV renders it

• appointed place
• commandment
• number

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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