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פְּדַהְאֵל

𐤐𐤃𐤄𐤀𐤋

Pedaheel

H6300 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פדה to ransom, redeem, release by paying a price

Definition

A personal name meaning 'El (God) has ransomed.' The name indicates that the deity El is understood as the agent of deliverance or redemption. Used as a proper noun, it designates an Israelite leader from the tribe of Naphtali in the wilderness generation.

Semantic Range

personal name; theophoric declaration of divine redemption; proper noun for an Israelite leader

Root / Etymology

Formed from the verb פָּדָה (padah, 'to ransom, redeem, release by paying a price') and the divine name אֵל (El, a generic term for 'god,' often used as a title for the God of Israel), producing a theophoric name that encapsulates an affirmation of divine rescue or redemption. The root meaning ('to ransom, redeem') is nominalized and combined with El to assert an experience or hope of divine intervention.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פְּדַהְאֵל occurs in Numbers 34:28 as a personal name for the chief of the tribe of Naphtali, commissioned in land apportionment as the Israelites prepared to enter Canaan. The name is constructed in typical theophoric fashion, expressing a theological conviction in divine redemption. The use of El rather than YHWH in theophoric names reflects common naming patterns in early Israelite and Canaanite contexts, and does not specify the particular character of Israelite religion at the time. This form is rare, attested only here in the Hebrew Bible. In English translations, the transliterated form 'Pedahel' is generally used, and the rendering 'God has ransomed' is explanatory. The name is analogous to other names with redemption motifs (such as Pedayah, or names involving ge'al, redeem). The broader concept of redemption in the Israelite context includes ransom from distress, danger, or bondage, most notably in references to deliverance from Egypt, but the personal naming formula expresses gratitude or petition for such deliverance on a familial or tribal level. The usage does not imply later theological concepts associated with redemption, but is rooted in the concrete act of being restored or saved, often through payment or protection.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּדָה and אֵל; God has ransomed; Pedahel, an Israelite; Pedahel.

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Root Family

פדה (p-d-h) — to ransom, redeem, release by paying a price

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3301 יִפְדְּיָה and Yah redeems
H6299 פָּדָה I will redeem
H6302 פָּדוּי the ransomed ones
H6303 פָּדוֹן Ransomed-one
H6304 פְּדוּת redemption

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6300-01 פְּדַהְאֵ֖ל pedaheel HNp Pedahel El-has-ransomed 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6300-01 Numbers 34:28 פְּדַהְאֵ֖ל pedaheel HNp Pedahel El-has-ransomed
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