Lexical Definition

‎מִפְקָד‎ miphqâd (mif-kawd') Muster (Gate) ^H:N-M
from ‎פָּקַד‎

appointed place, commandment, number.

• an appointment, i.e. mandate
• concretely, a designated spot
• specifically, a census

1) muster, appointment, appointed place
1a) muster (of people)
1b) appointment
1c) appointed place
2) (TWOT) number

See Greek: ἀποχωρίζω · προστάσσω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִפְקָד‎ noun [masculine] muster, appointment, appointed place; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ only in ‎׳‎‎שַׁעַר הַמּ‎ Neh 3:31, see ‎שַׁעַר‎; construct ‎׃מִפְקַד‎

1. muster of people 2Sam 24:9 = 1Chr 21:5.

2. appointment of (by) Hezekiah 2Chr 31:13.

3. appointed place of (in) temple Ezek 43:21 (Krae watch, guardhouse; Kö^{ii. 1, 93} conjecture ‎מוֺקֵד‎).

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