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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.

Translation Consistency

primary "redeem" 45 occurrences

פָּדָה most commonly and naturally means to free or deliver someone by payment or substitution. 'Redeem' captures the primary sense used across contexts (ransom, release, restore, preserve) and matches the majority of existing renderings, while remaining natural English for all inflections.

Alternatives (5 occurrences):
"ransomed" (3x) "ransoming one" (1x) "ransom-release" (1x)

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

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

פדה (Yifedeyah) — to redeem, to ransom, to deliver, to free

Root פדה to separate, divide, intervene
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 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6299-18 תִּפְדֶּ֣ה tifedeh HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem 10
H6299-11 פָּדִ֥יתָ padita HVqp2ms you have redeemed you ransomed you redeemed 6
H6299-08 פָּדָ֥ה padah HVqp3ms redeemed he ransomed he redeemed 5
H6299-15 פְּדֵ֣/נִי pedeni HVqv2ms/Sp1cs redeem me Ransom me Redeem me 3
H6299-26 וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֙ vayifedekha HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms and-he-redeemed-you and he ransomed you and he redeemed you 3
H6299-31 יִפְדֶּ֣ה yifedeh HVqi3ms will redeem he will redeem he will redeem 3
H6299-02 אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם efedem HVqi1cs/Sp3mp I will ransom them I will redeem them I will redeem them 2
H6299-06 לִ/פְדּ֧וֹת lifedot HR/Vqc to redeem to ransom-release to redeem 2
H6299-25 וּ/פְדוּיֵ֨י ufeduyey HC/Vqsmpc and the ransomed and redeemed ones of and redeemed ones of 2
H6299-01 אֶפְדֶּֽה efedeh HVqi1cs I redeem I will redeem I will redeem 1

Occurrences in Scripture

59 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6299-18 Exodus 13:13 תִּפְדֶּ֣ה tifedeh HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-18 Exodus 13:13 תִפְדֶּ֖ה tifedeh-2 HVqi2ms you redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-18 Exodus 13:13 תִּפְדֶּֽה tifedeh-3 HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-01 Exodus 13:15 אֶפְדֶּֽה efedeh HVqi1cs I redeem I will 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 then he shall let her be redeemed
H6299-18 Exodus 34:20 תִּפְדֶּ֣ה tifedeh HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-18 Exodus 34:20 תִפְדֶּ֖ה tifedeh-2 HVqi2ms you redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-18 Exodus 34:20 תִּפְדֶּ֔ה tifedeh-3 HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-28 Leviticus 19:20 וְ/הָפְדֵּה֙ vehafedeh HC/VHa and redeemed and to be ransomed and to be ransomed
H6299-07 Leviticus 19:20 נִפְדָּ֔תָה nifedatah HVNp3fs has she been redeemed she has been ransomed she has been ransomed
H6299-21 Leviticus 27:27 וּ/פָדָ֣ה ufadah HC/Vqq3ms then he shall redeem and he redeemed and he redeems
H6299-32 Leviticus 27:29 יִפָּדֶ֑ה yipadeh HVNi3ms shall be ransomed he will be redeemed shall be redeemed
H6299-13 Numbers 18:15 פָּדֹ֣ה padoh HVqa redeem to redeem by ransom to redeem by ransom
H6299-18 Numbers 18:15 תִפְדֶּ֗ה tifedeh HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-18 Numbers 18:15 תִּפְדֶּֽה tifedeh-2 HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-24 Numbers 18:16 וּ/פְדוּיָ/ו֙ ufeduyav HC/Vqsmsc/Sp3ms and-its-redeemed and his redeemed one and his redeemed one
H6299-18 Numbers 18:16 תִּפְדֶּ֔ה tifedeh HVqi2ms you-shall-redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-18 Numbers 18:17 תִפְדֶּ֖ה tifedeh HVqi2ms you shall redeem you will redeem you will redeem
H6299-26 Deuteronomy 7:8 וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֙ vayifedekha HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms and-he-redeemed-you and he ransomed you and he redeemed you
H6299-11 Deuteronomy 9:26 פָּדִ֖יתָ padita HVqp2ms You have redeemed you ransomed you redeemed
H6299-29 Deuteronomy 13:6 וְ/הַ/פֹּֽדְ/ךָ֙ vehapodekha HC/Td/Vqrmsc/Sp2ms and-the-one-redeeming-you(sg) the one redeeming you and the one redeeming you
H6299-26 Deuteronomy 15:15 וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֖ vayifedekha HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms and redeemed you and he ransomed you and redeemed you
H6299-11 Deuteronomy 21:8 פָּדִ֨יתָ֙ padita HVqp2ms you have redeemed you ransomed you redeemed
H6299-26 Deuteronomy 24:18 וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֛ vayifedekha HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms and YHWH redeemed you and he ransomed you and he redeemed you
H6299-27 1 Samuel 14:45 וַ/יִּפְדּ֥וּ vayifedu HC/Vqw3mp So the people ransomed and they redeemed and they redeemed
H6299-08 2 Samuel 4:9 פָּדָ֥ה padah HVqp3ms has redeemed he ransomed he redeemed
H6299-06 2 Samuel 7:23 לִ/פְדּֽוֹת lifedot HR/Vqc to redeem to ransom-release to redeem
H6299-11 2 Samuel 7:23 פָּדִ֤יתָ padita HVqp2ms you redeemed you ransomed you redeemed
H6299-08 1 Kings 1:29 פָּדָ֥ה padah HVqp3ms has redeemed he ransomed he redeemed
H6299-20 Isaiah 1:27 תִּפָּדֶ֑ה tipadeh HVNi3fs shall be redeemed she will be ransomed it will be redeemed
H6299-08 Isaiah 29:22 פָּדָ֖ה padah HVqp3ms redeemed he ransomed he redeemed
H6299-25 Isaiah 35:10 וּ/פְדוּיֵ֨י ufeduyey HC/Vqsmpc and the ransomed and redeemed ones of and redeemed ones of
H6299-25 Isaiah 51:11 וּ/פְדוּיֵ֨י ufeduyey HC/Vqsmpc and-the-ransomed-of and redeemed ones of and redeemed ones of
H6299-23 Jeremiah 15:21 וּ/פְדִתִ֖י/ךָ ufeditikha HC/Vqp1cs/Sp2ms and-I-will-redeem-you and I ransomed you and I will redeem you
H6299-03 Jeremiah 31:11 פָדָ֥ה fadah HVqp3ms has ransomed he ransomed he ransomed
H6299-02 Hosea 7:13 אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם efedem HVqi1cs/Sp3mp would redeem them I will redeem them I will redeem them
H6299-02 Hosea 13:14 אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם efedem HVqi1cs/Sp3mp I will ransom them I will redeem them I will redeem them
H6299-16 Micah 6:4 פְּדִיתִ֑י/ךָ peditikha HVqp1cs/Sp2ms I redeemed you I ransomed you I redeemed you
H6299-05 Zechariah 10:8 פְדִיתִ֑י/ם feditim HVqp1cs/Sp3mp I have redeemed them I ransomed them I have redeemed them
H6299-14 Psalms 25:22 פְּדֵ֣ה pedeh HVqv2ms Redeem Ransom! Redeem
H6299-15 Psalms 26:11 פְּדֵ֣/נִי pedeni HVqv2ms/Sp1cs redeem me Ransom me Redeem me
H6299-12 Psalms 31:6 פָּדִ֖יתָה paditah HVqp2ms you have redeemed you redeemed you have redeemed
H6299-17 Psalms 34:23 פּוֹדֶ֣ה podeh HVqrmsa redeems the ransoming one the ransoming one
H6299-22 Psalms 44:27 וּ֝/פְדֵ֗/נוּ ufedenu HC/Vqv2ms/Sp1cp and redeem us and ransom us and redeem us
H6299-04 Psalms 49:8 פָדֹ֣ה fadoh HVqa redeem to ransom-release to ransom-release
H6299-31 Psalms 49:8 יִפְדֶּ֣ה yifedeh HVqi3ms he will redeem he will redeem he will redeem
H6299-31 Psalms 49:16 יִפְדֶּ֣ה yifedeh HVqi3ms will redeem he will redeem he will redeem
H6299-08 Psalms 55:19 פָּ֘דָ֤ה padah HVqp3ms will redeem he ransomed he redeemed
H6299-15 Psalms 69:19 פְּדֵֽ/נִי pedeni HVqv2ms/Sp1cs redeem me Ransom me Redeem me
H6299-11 Psalms 71:23 פָּדִֽיתָ padita HVqp2ms you have redeemed you ransomed you redeemed
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