פִּקָּדוֹן
piq.qa.don
deposit
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "פִּקָּדוֹן" (piq.qa.don) carries a simple yet significant meaning. This term is defined as "deposit," indicating a thing that is placed in trust or custody. The evidence suggests that this concept involves a formal agreement or arrangement where one party is entrusted with safeguarding or preserving something belonging to another party. The occurrences of "פִּקָּדוֹן" in the Bible reveal its usage in a context that implies a sense of responsibility and stewardship. This underscores the importance of accountability in relationships and transactions, emphasizing the need for trust and reliability. The fact that this term is used only three times in the Bible also suggests that its significance lies in its precise application to specific situations rather than in broad or abstract concepts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
Leviticus 6:2“If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,
Leviticus 6:4then it shall be, if he has sinned, and is guilty, he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he has gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found,