Pekod
פְּקוֹד/PEE-kod/
“Visitation or punishment”
Summary
Pekod was a symbolic name applied to the Chaldeans in prophetic judgment oracles, possibly meaning 'visitation' or 'punishment.'
☩Prophetic Usage
Pekod appears in Jeremiah's oracle against Babylon and in Ezekiel's prophecy against Jerusalem. In Jeremiah, the name seems symbolic of Babylon's impending punishment—'visitation.' In Ezekiel, it appears alongside Shoa and Koa as subdivisions of 'the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans.' Some scholars treat these as symbolic epithets meaning 'prefects, rich, princely,' while others identify Pekod with a historical people mentioned in Babylonian records.
Key verses:Jeremiah 50:21Ezekiel 23:23
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Pekod," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Pekod," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).