UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Contributor note: (a) gloss: 6. Exegesis, A.1, p. 8; (a) definition: 7. Conclusion, A.1-A.2, p. 11

Further resources: SAHD@http://www.sahd.div.ed.ac.uk/_media/lexeme:pdf:kay-padah-gray-cam-2012.pdf

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related names: פְּדָהאֵל; פָּדֹון; פְּדָיָה; פְּדָיָהוּ; פְּדָהצוּר

Related lemmas: פְּדוּיִם · פְּדוּת · פִּדְיֹום · פִּדְיֹון

Sense 1: to ransom, to redeem

Semantic domains: Exchange (002003002011)

Core domains: Possession (128)

Definition: = causative action by which humans exchange animals or other humans by substituting them with money or with an(other) animal, ► as a result of which they will escape death or slavery

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif- (passive); vbhof- (passive)

EXO 13:13: RV EXO 13:13 · LV EXO 13:13 · Read together EXO 13:13

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OET-RV EXO 13:13

13 In the case of the oldest donkey foal, you must buy it back by killing a lamb instead of it. If you don’t buy it back, you must kill the donkey by breaking its neck. You must buy back every one of your oldest sons,

OET-LV EXO 13:13

13 And_all firstborn _of a _donkey you _will _redeem with_a _sheep and_if not you _will _redeem_it and_you_will _break _its _neck and_all/each/any/every firstborn _of humankind among_sons _of_your you _will _redeem.

EXO 13:15: RV EXO 13:15 · LV EXO 13:15 · Read together EXO 13:15

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OET-RV EXO 13:15

15 And so it was that when Par’oh (Pharaoh) was too stubborn to let us go, then Yahweh struck all of the oldest sons and oldest male animals in Mitsrayim. That’s why we offer all the oldest offspring to Yahweh, and why we need to buy back all our oldest sons.’

OET-LV EXO 13:15

15 And_he/it _was if/because Parˊoh he _made _stubborn to_let_us _go and_ YHWH _he _killed every _of firstborn in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_the_firstborn _of humankind and_unto the_firstborn _of livestock therefore yes/correct/thus/so I am_sacrificing to/for_YHWH every _of firstborn _of a _womb the_males and_all (the)_firstborn _of my _sons _of_my I _redeem.

All 10 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: RV EXO 13:13 · RV EXO 13:15 · RV EXO 34:20 · LV EXO 13:13 · LV EXO 13:15 · LV EXO 34:20 · Read together EXO 13:13 · Read together EXO 13:15 · Read together EXO 34:20

LEV: RV LEV 19:20 · RV LEV 27:27 · RV LEV 27:29 · LV LEV 19:20 · LV LEV 27:27 · LV LEV 27:29 · Read together LEV 19:20 · Read together LEV 27:27 · Read together LEV 27:29

NUM: RV NUM 18:15–17 · LV NUM 18:15–17 · Read together NUM 18:15–17

PSA: RV PSA 49:7 · LV PSA 49:8 · Read together PSA 49:7

Sense 2: to have (someone) redeemed, to have (someone) ransomed

Semantic domains: Exchange (002003002011)

Core domains: Possession (128)

Definition: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to be exchanged by substituting them with money, ► as a result of which they will escape slavery

Forms: vbhif-

EXO 21:8: RV EXO 21:8 · LV EXO 21:8 · Read together EXO 21:8

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OET-RV EXO 21:8

8 If the man who bought her wanted her to become his slave-wife, but later he isn’t pleased with her behaviour, he must allow her to be bought back by her relatives. He has no authority to sell her on to outsiders, because that would break the understanding of proper treatment of her.

OET-LV EXO 21:8

8 If she _is_displeasing in/on_both _eyes _of her _master(s)_of_her who for_himself he_designated _her and_he_will _let _her _be _ransomed to_a _people foreign not he _will _have _dominion to_sell_her because_he_has _dealt _treacherously with_her.

Sense 3: to redeem, to save, to deliver

Semantic domains: Safe (002003003018)

Core domains: Security (152); Well-Being (196)

Definition: literally: to redeem, ransom; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities help (other) humans out of a dangerous, life-threatening, or otherwise difficult situation

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif- (passive)

Synonyms: גאל · מלט · נצל

DEU 7:8: RV DEU 7:8 · LV DEU 7:8 · Read together DEU 7:8

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OET-RV DEU 7:8