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PKD has 8 MEANINGS |
RASHIS COVERED: Nu26-62a Nu14-29a P-K-D Has 5 meanings.
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
THe root PKD has 8 meanings. THese meanings can vary
depending upon the grammatical mode used and the context
Here are some rules
-- in the PASSIVE, PKD means MISSING
-- in the AcTIVE with PREPOSITION ETH, PKD means REMEMBER
-- in the ACTIVE with PREPOSITION AL, PKD means VISIT ON
-- in the AcTIVE with no PREPOSITION, PKD means REVU
-- in the CAUSATIVE, PKD means to APPOINT
However if numbers are mentioned in the verse then even
in the AcTIVE or CAUSATIVE, PKD can mean COUNTINGS
REFERENCE
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h2n7.htm (Posting v4-1-50)
In that posting we noted that CONTEXT can distinguish
between PKD meaning APPOINT vs COUNT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Yossi Zoimen who has frequently contributed to this list
pointed out that PKD always means APPOINT in the CAUSATIVE
and always means COUNT in the ACTIVE.
Actually a more thorough analysis shows that in the
ACTIVE, PKD can mean REVU and VISIT SINS. Two possible
exceptions are revued in the main posting.
TODAYS LIST
We list a variety of verses with the root P-K-D and their
respective meanings
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| MODE |
PRP |
VERSE |
TEXT OF VERSE--PKD translation is CAPPED |
| ACTIVE |
ETH |
Gn21-01 |
God REMEMBERED Sarah (& gave her a child) |
| ACTIVE |
ETH |
Ex04-31 |
They understood that God REMEMBERED them |
| ACTIVE |
ETH |
1S02-21 |
God REMEMBERED Channah |
| ACTIVE |
ETH |
Nu26-63 |
Who COUNTED the Jews in Sinai |
| ACTIVE |
ETH |
Nu01-49a |
Do not COUNT the Levites |
| ---------- |
--- |
-------- |
-------------------------- |
| ACTIVE |
AL |
Ex32-34 |
I will APPOINT their sins against them*1 |
| ACTIVE |
AL |
Is13-11 |
I will APPOINT (Command)evil against them |
| ACTIVE |
AL |
Jr15-03 |
I will APPOINT on them 4 families |
| ---------- |
--- |
-------- |
------------------------ |
| ACTIVE |
--- |
Ps89-33 |
I will REVU their sins with a rod |
| ACTIVE |
--- |
Jb05-24 |
You will REVU your family & find no fault |
| ACTIVE |
--- |
Ps65-10 |
You have REVUed the land & watered it |
| ---------- |
--- |
-------- |
------------------------ |
| CAUSATIVE |
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Gn39-05 |
Since he APPOINTED him on his house |
| CAUSATIVE |
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2R07-17 |
The king APPOINTED the officer there |
| CAUSATIVE |
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Js10-18 |
APPOINT people to watch them |
| CAUSATIVE |
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Lv26-16a |
I will APPOINT against them wild animals |
| CAUSATIVE |
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Nu01-50a |
Now APPOINT the Levites on the Temple |
| ---------- |
--- |
-------- |
------------------------- |
| INTERACTIV |
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Nu26-62a |
Levites WERE NOT COUNTED among the Jews*2 |
| ---------- |
--- |
--------- |
------------------------- |
| Participle |
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Nu31-48a |
The APPOINTED OFFICERS on the army |
| Participle |
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Nu01-46 |
The Total COUNT*3 |
| Participle |
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Nu14-29a |
All your COUNTED people will die |
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COMMENTS |
*1 The concept of VISITING SINS AGAINST PEOPLE occurs
- in the ACTIVE (Ex32-34)
- in the CAUSATIVE (Lv26-16a)
Rashi resolves this by translating
- I will APPOINT their sins against them
At any rate the ACTIVE tense
- DOES use PKD to denote VISITING punishment
- DOES not use PKD to denote APPOINTING an officer
*2 The interactive seems to be used for the passive
*3 A simpler approach is that PKD only means COUNT in
the context of ASSIGNMENT. That is we can translate
PKD either as APPOINT or ASSIGN. Some typical verses would be
-- ASSIGN the Jews of 20 and above
-- all the ASSIGNMENTS that were ASSIGNED were so many
It would then make sense that
-- PKD means ASSIGN (not count)
-- PKD means VISIT sins (ASSIGN punishments for sins)
-- PKD in the CAUSATIVE means to APPOINT (Make someone
CAUSE others to be ASSIGNED)
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