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title: פָּדָה — ransom · The Tanakh dictionary
description: פָּדָה (6299), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 59 times: ransom. BDB 1906: vb. ransom Hoph. Hiph. Niph. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# פָּדָה

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«פָּדָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **ransom** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 59 times · **Key:** 6299 · **BDB:** פָּדָה

### Glosses

you.will.redeem (7); he (6); redeem (6)

### Meaning (OSHB)

ransom [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6299/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. ransom Hoph. Hiph. Niph. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6299/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. ransom (NH in deriv.; Ph. in n.pr.; Assyrian padû, id., Arabic فَدَى; Ethiopic ፈደየ; Min. פדית redeemed or purchased land MordtBeitr. 23);— Pf. 3 ms. פָּדָה Lv 27:27 +; sf. פָּֽדְךָ Jb 5:20; 2 ms. פָּדִיתָ Dt 9:26 +, etc.; Impf. יִפְדֶּה ψ 49:8 +, etc.; Imv. פְּדֵה ψ 25:22; sf. פְּדֵנִי ψ 26:11 + 3 times; Inf. abs. פָּדֹה Nu 18:15 ψ 49:8; cstr. לִפְדּוֹת 2 S 7:23 = 1 Ch 17:2; Pt. act. פּוֹדֶה ψ 34:23; sf. פֹּדְךָ Dt 13:6; pass. pl. cstr. פְּדוּיֵי Is 35:10; 51:11 Nu 3:49; also abs. פְּדוּיִם Nu 3:51 (Qr; Kt פדים), cstr. פְּדוּיֵי v 46; sf. פְּדוּיָו Nu 18:16 (all n. abstr. according to Di Köii. 1, 138, v. פְּדוּיִם, פִּדְיֹם infr.);—ransom: for an assessed price Ex 13:13, 15; 34:20 (J), Lv 27:27 Nu 3:46, 48, 49, 51; 18:15, 16, 17 (P). from violence and death 1 S 14:45 Jb 6:23 ψ 49:8. God subj. (underlying thought of payment): from Egypt, c. מִן, מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים Dt 7:8; 13:6 Mi 6:4; מִנִּי־צָר ψ 78:42; ממצרים 2 S 7:23 (but del. פָּדִיתָ GeiUrschr. 288 We Dr al.) = 1 Ch 17:21; מִשָּׁם Dt 24:18; abs. Dt 9:26; 15:15; 21:8 Ne 1:10. from exile, Je 31:11 Zc 10:8; פְּדוּיֵי י׳ יְשֻׁבוּן Is 35:10 = 51:11. in gen. Ho 7:13; מִכֹּל צָרוֹתָיו ψ 25:22; מִכֹּל עֲוֹנוֹתָיו ψ 130:8. c. acc. individ. ψ 26:11; 31:6; 44:27; 69:19; Abraham Is 29:22; פ׳ נפשׁ ψ 34:23; 71:23; + מכל צרה 2 S 4:9 1 K 1:29; מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת Jb 33:28; מִקְּרָב־לִי ψ 55:19; מִמָּוֶת Jb 5:20; מיד שׁאול ψ 49:16 Ho 13:14; מֵעשֶׁק אָדָם ψ 119:134; מִכַּף עָרִיצִים Je 15:21. Pf. 3 fs. (+ Hoph. Inf. abs.) הָפְדֵּה לֹא נִפְדָּ֑תָה Lv 19:20 she hath not been at all ransomed (from bondage); Impf. יִפָּדֶה Lv 27:29 (from ban); 3 fs. צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶ֑ה Is 1:27. Pf. 3 ms. sf. וְהֶפְדָּהּ Ex 21:8 he shall let her be ransomed. Hiph. Inf. abs. v. Niph.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 48 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «פָּדָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6299/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 25:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.25.22/)

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פְּדֵ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ֝כֹּ֗ל צָֽרוֹתָיו׃

*Word for word:* redeem O.God (et) Israel from all troubles its

*JPS 1917:* Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

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[Psalms 119:134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.119.134/)

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פְּ֭דֵנִי מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק אָדָ֑ם וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃

*Word for word:* redeem me from oppression of.humankind so that.I.may.keep precepts your

*JPS 1917:* Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will observe Thy precepts.

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