פָּדָה
𐤐𐤃𐤄
pâdâh
H6299 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To rescue or deliver someone or something from danger, distress, or obligation, often by means of the payment of a price or some form of substitution; to redeem, particularly in the context of release from slavery, captivity, or a pledged obligation. The verb carries the sense of freeing or liberating, both in physical and metaphorical contexts. In some cases, it connotes preserving life or wellbeing by averting harm, and may extend to legal and social settings where a person or object is restored or freed by a 'price' or intervention.
Semantic Range
to deliver from danger, to redeem by payment or substitution, to rescue, to free from slavery, to preserve from disaster, to pay a ransom or price for release, to restore or liberate someone or something
Root / Etymology
From the root פדה, which means primarily 'to separate, to divide.' The derived meaning is 'to set free by exerting a separating action,' especially through the payment of a ransom or redemption price. The root idea points to making a separation or providing release, often with a cost or substitution involved.
Historical & Contextual Notes
פָּדָה is chiefly found in contexts relating to deliverance from slavery, captivity, or the consequences of sin or death, often emphasizing the notion of release by payment or substitution. In the Torah, it is used for the redemption of firstborn Israelites (Numbers 18:15-17) as well as property or persons under threat (Leviticus 25:29-31, 47-49). In the Psalms and prophetic literature, פָּדָה broadens to encompass divine deliverance from enemies, distress, or national calamity, where the context may be metaphorical rather than literal payment. It is distinct from גָּאַל (ga'al, H1350), which refers specifically to a kinsman-redeemer's legal or familial duty, often with emphasis on familial restoration. English translations sometimes render פָּדָה as “redeem” or “deliver,” but these do not always reflect the nuance of payment or intervention implicit in the Hebrew term. The concept continued to evolve in post-exilic and later periods, acquiring strong associations with divine rescue and eschatological hope.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primitive root; to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve; [idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely.
Bantu Hebrew
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פדה (p-d-h) — separate, divide, intervene, ransom-release
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3301 | יִפְדְּיָה | and Yah redeems |
| H6300 | פְּדַהְאֵל | El-has-ransomed |
| H6302 | פָּדוּי | the ransomed ones |
| H6303 | פָּדוֹן | Ransomed-one |
| H6304 | פְּדוּת | redemption |
Word Forms
32 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6299-18 |
תִּפְדֶּ֣ה | tifedeh | HVqi2ms |
you shall redeem | you will redeem | 10 |
H6299-11 |
פָּדִ֖יתָ | padita | HVqp2ms |
you have redeemed | you ransomed | 6 |
H6299-08 |
פָּדָ֥ה | padah | HVqp3ms |
redeemed | he ransomed | 5 |
H6299-15 |
פְּדֵ֣/נִי | pedeni | HVqv2ms/Sp1cs |
redeem me | Ransom me | 3 |
H6299-31 |
יִפְדֶּ֣ה | yifedeh | HVqi3ms |
will redeem | he will redeem | 3 |
H6299-26 |
וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֙ | vayifedekha | HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms |
and-he-redeemed-you | and he ransomed you | 3 |
H6299-06 |
לִ/פְדּֽוֹת | lifedot | HR/Vqc |
to redeem | to ransom-release | 2 |
H6299-25 |
וּ/פְדוּיֵ֨י | ufeduyey | HC/Vqsmpc |
and the ransomed | and redeemed ones of | 2 |
H6299-02 |
אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם | efedem | HVqi1cs/Sp3mp |
I will ransom them | I will redeem them | 2 |
H6299-04 |
פָדֹ֣ה | fadoh | HVqa |
redeem | to ransom-release | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
59 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6299-18 |
Exodus 13:13 | תִּפְדֶּ֣ה | tifedeh | HVqi2ms |
you shall redeem | you will redeem |
H6299-18 |
Exodus 13:13 | תִפְדֶּ֖ה | tifedeh-2 | HVqi2ms |
you redeem | you will redeem |
H6299-18 |
Exodus 13:13 | תִּפְדֶּֽה | tifedeh-3 | HVqi2ms |
you shall redeem | you will redeem |
H6299-01 |
Exodus 13:15 | אֶפְדֶּֽה | efedeh | HVqi1cs |
I redeem | I will redeem |
H6299-30 |
Exodus 21:8 | וְ/הֶפְדָּ֑/הּ | vehefedah | HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3fs |
then he shall let her be redeemed | and he caused her redemption |
H6299-18 |
Exodus 34:20 | תִּפְדֶּ֣ה | tifedeh | HVqi2ms |
you shall redeem | you will redeem |
H6299-18 |
Exodus 34:20 | תִפְדֶּ֖ה | tifedeh-2 | HVqi2ms |
you redeem | you will redeem |
H6299-18 |
Exodus 34:20 | תִּפְדֶּ֔ה | tifedeh-3 | HVqi2ms |
you shall redeem | you will redeem |
H6299-28 |
Leviticus 19:20 | וְ/הָפְדֵּה֙ | vehafedeh | HC/VHa |
and redeemed | and to be ransomed |
H6299-07 |
Leviticus 19:20 | נִפְדָּ֔תָה | nifedatah | HVNp3fs |
has she been redeemed | she has been ransomed |