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פְּקוֹד

pe.qodPekod
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place2 occurrences2 books2 verses
This is the name of the place Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel.

Definition

from H6485; punishment; Pekod, a symbolic name for Babylon
Traditional renderings: Pekod.

Glossary entries

Babylon, Babylonia Babel Pekod Sheshach Merathaim

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. Jeremiah 50:21פְּק֑וֹד · of Pekod
    Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.
  2. Ezekiel 23:23פְּק֤וֹד · [the men of] Pekod
    …the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.