פִתְגָ֔ם
𐤐𐤕𐤂𐤌
pithgâm
An official proclamation, command, or legally binding statement, often issued by a royal authority or governing power; also, in some contexts, a word, message, or dispatch carrying formal, authoritative weight. The term is used specifically in bureaucratic or governmental contexts where the communication carries juridical or administrative force.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 · Word #4
Lexicon H6599
| Lemma | פִּתְגָּם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤕𐤂𐤌 |
| Transliteration | pithgâm |
| Strong's | H6599 |
| Definition | An official proclamation, command, or legally binding statement, often issued by a royal authority or governing power; also, in some contexts, a word, message, or dispatch carrying formal, authoritative weight. The term is used specifically in bureaucratic or governmental contexts where the communication carries juridical or administrative force. |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6599-01
official decree of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the term’s Persian-administrative sense of a legally binding, authoritative proclamation. The construct state is preserved by the addition of "of," indicating that the decree governs or belongs to what follows. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
official decree of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 rendering captures the bureaucratic force of פִתְגָ֔ם; kept as is for accuracy. |