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פָּדָה

to redeem

‘to redeem’ is one of 5 main senses fuller range ↓

H6299 Strong's Hebrew
pâdâh Transliteration
/paw-daw'/ Pronunciation
Usage in the Hebrew Bible 59 appearances

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About this entry

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פדה — transliterated pâdâh — is a Hebrew verb carrying the sense “to redeem.” Older and newer Bibles part ways — “redeem” in the King James Version, “redeemed you” (Berean Standard Bible) in modern versions. See the renderings breakdown. It appears 48 verses across 16 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its moderately common vocabulary. More than a quarter of its appearances fall in Psalms. The verb spans 3 stems, from Qal to Niphal. See the sense tree, 48-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.

Gloss history

Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship

Strong's · 1890
[idiom] at all
Modern gloss
to redeem
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current BDB scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown. Download share card

About this word

Strong's H6299 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.

These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →

48
distinct verses
The word appears in 48 distinct verses.
16 / 39
OT books
The word appears in 16 of 39 Old Testament books.
Exodus 13:13
first appearance
The earliest occurrence is in Exodus 13:13.
Zechariah 10:8
last appearance
The latest occurrence is in Zechariah 10:8.
#647
by frequency
Top 1000 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 647 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).

View all 48 occurrences in the concordance →


Most concentrated in

By section of the Old Testament

  • Pentateuch 16 · 33%
  • Historical 6 · 13%
  • Wisdom 16 · 33%
  • Prophets 10 · 21%

By traditional corpus

Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 48 distinct verses.

  • Writings (Ketuvim) 18 verses · 38%
  • Torah (Pentateuch) 16 verses · 33%
  • Prophets (Nevi'im) 14 verses · 29%

How translations render this word

Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).

  • King James Version: Redeem 7×, Redeemed 7×, Thou hast redeemed 6×
  • American Standard Version: Redeemed 8×, Redeem 7×, Thou hast redeemed 4×
  • Berean Standard Bible: Redeemed you 5×, Redeem 4×, You must redeem 4×
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text: Redeem 6×, Redeemed you 4×, You have redeemed 4×

King James Version Public Domain

Renders H6299 across 59 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

  • “Redeem” 7×
  • “Redeemed” 7×
  • “Thou hast redeemed” 6×
  • “Hath redeemed” 3×
  • “He shall redeem” 3×
  • “Shalt thou redeem” 3×
  • “Thou shalt redeem” 3×
  • “Deliver” 2×
  • “Shall be redeemed” 2×

Plus 23 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.

American Standard Version Public Domain

Renders H6299 across 58 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

  • “Redeemed” 8×
  • “Redeem” 7×
  • “Thou hast redeemed” 4×
  • “Shalt thou redeem” 3×
  • “Thou shalt redeem” 3×
  • “Hath redeemed” 2×
  • “He hath redeemed” 2×
  • “He will redeem” 2×
  • “Ransomed” 2×
  • “Thou redeemest” 2×
  • “Thou wilt not redeem” 2×

Plus 21 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.

Berean Standard Bible Public Domain

Renders H6299 across 54 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

  • “Redeemed you” 5×
  • “Redeem” 4×
  • “You must redeem” 4×
  • “You redeemed” 4×
  • “Redeem me” 3×
  • “Redeemed” 3×
  • “Has redeemed” 2×
  • “Redeem it” 2×
  • “Will redeem” 2×
  • “You have redeemed” 2×

Plus 23 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 5 further occurrences.

unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Renders H6299 across 69 tagged occurrences — most commonly:

  • “Redeem” 6×
  • “Redeemed you” 4×
  • “You have redeemed” 4×
  • “You shall ransom” 4×
  • “You redeemed” 3×
  • “You shall redeem” 3×
  • “And” 2×
  • “Ransom it” 2×
  • “Ransomed of” 2×
  • “Redeem me” 2×
  • “Redeemed” 2×
  • “Redeeming” 2×

Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 31 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.


10 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB

Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each.

What do BDB’s symbols mean?

BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:

Symbol Meaning
𝔊 the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX)
𝔙 the Vulgate (the Latin translation)
𝔖 the Syriac version (the Peshitta)
𝔗 the Targum (the Aramaic translation)
ψ the Psalms
√ root (the underlying root or stem)
‖ parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel)
† the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited

The 10 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.

Qal

  • Pf. 3 ms. פָּדָה Lv 27:27 +; sf. פָּֽדְךָ Jb 5:20; 2 ms. פָּדִיתָ Dt 9:26 +, etc.; Impf. יִפְדֶּה ψ 49:8 +, etc.; Imv. פְּדֵה ψ 25:22; sf. פְּדֵנִי ψ 26:11 + 3 times; Inf. abs. פָּדֹה Nu 18:15 ψ 49:8; cstr. לִפְדּוֹת 2 S 7:23 = 1 Ch 17:2; Pt. act. פּוֹדֶה ψ 34:23; sf. פֹּדְךָ Dt 13:6; pass. pl. cstr. פְּדוּיֵי Is 35:10; 51:11 Nu 3:49; also abs. פְּדוּיִם Nu 3:51 (Qr; Kt פדים), cstr. פְּדוּיֵי v 46; sf. פְּדוּיָו Nu 18:16 (all n. abstr. according to Di Köii. 1, 138, v. פְּדוּיִם, פִּדְיֹם infr.);—ransom: e.g. Leviticus 27:27
  • 1. for an assessed price Ex 13:13, 15; 34:20 (J), Lv 27:27 Nu 3:46, 48, 49, 51; 18:15, 16, 17 (P). e.g. Exodus 13:13
  • 2. from violence and death 1 S 14:45 Jb 6:23 ψ 49:8. e.g. 1 Samuel 14:45
  • 3. God subj. (underlying thought of payment):
    • a. from Egypt, c. מִן, מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים Dt 7:8; 13:6 Mi 6:4; מִנִּי־צָר ψ 78:42; ממצרים 2 S 7:23 (but del. פָּדִיתָ GeiUrschr. 288 We Dr al.) = 1 Ch 17:21; מִשָּׁם Dt 24:18; abs. Dt 9:26; 15:15; 21:8 Ne 1:10. e.g. Deuteronomy 7:8
    • b. from exile, Je 31:11 Zc 10:8; פְּדוּיֵי י׳ יְשֻׁבוּן Is 35:10 = 51:11. e.g. Jeremiah 31:11
    • c. in gen. Ho 7:13; מִכֹּל צָרוֹתָיו ψ 25:22; מִכֹּל עֲוֹנוֹתָיו ψ 130:8. e.g. Hosea 7:13
    • d. c. acc. individ. ψ 26:11; 31:6; 44:27; 69:19; Abraham Is 29:22; פ׳ נפשׁ ψ 34:23; 71:23; + מכל צרה 2 S 4:9 1 K 1:29; מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁ֑חַת Jb 33:28; מִקְּרָב־לִי ψ 55:19; מִמָּוֶת Jb 5:20; מיד שׁאול ψ 49:16 Ho 13:14; מֵעשֶׁק אָדָם ψ 119:134; מִכַּף עָרִיצִים Je 15:21. e.g. Psalms 26:11

Niphal

  • Pf. 3 fs. (+ Hoph. Inf. abs.) הָפְדֵּה לֹא נִפְדָּ֑תָה Lv 19:20 she hath not been at all ransomed (from bondage); Impf. יִפָּדֶה Lv 27:29 (from ban); 3 fs. צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶ֑ה Is 1:27. e.g. Leviticus 19:20

Hiphil

  • Pf. 3 ms. sf. וְהֶפְדָּהּ Ex 21:8 he shall let her be ransomed. Hiph. Inf. abs. v. Niph. e.g. Exodus 21:8

Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.


Word origin

vb. ransom (NH in deriv.; Ph. in n.pr.; Assyrian padû, id., Arabic فَدَى; Ethiopic ፈደየ; Min. פדית redeemed or purchased land MordtBeitr. 23);—

— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.

Origin: a primitive root

Part of speech: Verb TWOT: 1734


Jastrow Dictionary

A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.

פָּדָה

  • , v. פדי

פדה

  • , Y. Sabb. I, 3ᵇ (פרה) פ׳ חד אפר, a corrupt., v. חוֹחָא

A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.


Forms in the corpus

The 48 distinct written forms H6299 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.

Form Parsing Example Uses
יִפְדֶּ֣ה Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 49:7 3
תִפְדֶּ֖ה Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Exodus 13:13 3
אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular Hosea 7:13 2
וּ/פְדוּיֵ֨י Verb, Qal, Participle Passive, Masculine, Plural, Construct Isaiah 35:10 2
פָּדִ֨יתָ֙ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Deuteronomy 21:8 2
פָּדָ֥ה Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 1 Kings 1:29 2
תִּפְדֶּ֔ה Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Exodus 34:20 2
תִּפְדֶּ֣ה Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Exodus 13:13 2
תִּפְדֶּֽה Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Exodus 13:13 2
אֶפְדֶּֽה Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular Exodus 13:15 1
וְ/הֶפְדָּ֑/הּ Verb, Hiphil, Sequential Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Exodus 21:8 1
וְ/הַ/פֹּֽדְ/ךָ֙ Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Singular, Construct Deuteronomy 13:5 1
וְ/הָפְדֵּה֙ Verb, Hophal, Infinitive Absolute Leviticus 19:20 1
וַ/יִּפְדּ֥וּ Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 1 Samuel 14:45 1
וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֖ Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Deuteronomy 15:15 1
וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֙ Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Deuteronomy 7:8 1
וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֛ Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Deuteronomy 24:18 1
וּ/פְדִתִ֖י/ךָ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular Jeremiah 15:21 1
וּ/פְדוּיָ/ו֙ Verb, Qal, Participle Passive, Masculine, Singular, Construct Numbers 18:16 1
וּ/פָדָ֣ה Verb, Qal, Sequential Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Leviticus 27:27 1
וּ֝/פְדֵ֗/נוּ Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 44:26 1
יִפָּדֶ֑ה Verb, Niphal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Leviticus 27:29 1
לִ/פְדּ֧וֹת Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct 1 Chronicles 17:21 1
לִ/פְדּֽוֹת Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct 2 Samuel 7:23 1
נִפְדָּ֔תָה Verb, Niphal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Feminine, Singular Leviticus 19:20 1
פְדִיתִ֑י/ם Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular Zechariah 10:8 1
פָדָ֥ה Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Jeremiah 31:11 1
פָדֹ֣ה Verb, Qal, Infinitive Absolute Psalms 49:7 1
פְּ֭דֵ/נִי Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 119:134 1
פְּדִיתִ֑י/ךָ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular Micah 6:4 1
פְּדֵ֣/נִי Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 26:11 1
פְּדֵ֣ה Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 25:22 1
פְּדֵֽ/נִי Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 69:18 1
פָּ֘דָ֤ה Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 55:18 1
פָּֽדְ/ךָ֣ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Job 5:20 1
פָּדִ֖יתָ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Deuteronomy 9:26 1
פָּדִ֖יתָה Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 31:5 1
פָּדִ֤יתָ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular 2 Samuel 7:23 1
פָּדִ֥יתָ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular 1 Chronicles 17:21 1
פָּדִֽיתָ Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 71:23 1
פָּדָ֖ה Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Isaiah 29:22 1
פָּדָ֣ה Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Job 33:28 1
פָּדָ֥/ם Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular Psalms 78:42 1
פָּדֹ֣ה Verb, Qal, Infinitive Absolute Numbers 18:15 1
פּוֹדֶ֣ה Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Singular, Absolute Psalms 34:22 1
תִפְדֶּ֗ה Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular Numbers 18:15 1
תִּפְדּֽוּ/נִי Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Plural Job 6:23 1
תִּפָּדֶ֑ה Verb, Niphal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Feminine, Singular Isaiah 1:27 1

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Other BDB entries built from the same root as H6299, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.

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Septuagint verse parallels

This word appears in 39 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 48 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.

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