Strong H6489פְּקוֹד
Pekod
- Transliteration
- peqôd
- Pronunciation
- pek-ode'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
From H6485; punishment;
{Pekod} a symbolical name for Babylon: - Pekod.
{Pekod} a symbolical name for Babylon: - Pekod.
Meaning of the name
Pekod = "visitation"
Detailed definition
Babylon, also known as Babel, Sheshak, Merathaim, or Pekod, was an ancient Mesopotamian city that served as the capital of the Babylonian Empire. (Multiple references, see article for details)
In the biblical story
Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel.
Babylon, also known as Babel, Sheshak, Merathaim, or Pekod, was an ancient Mesopotamian city that served as the capital of the Babylonian Empire. (Multiple references, see article for details)
In the Bible
Strong H6489 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pekod2
First verses
- Jeremiah 50:21Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
- Ezekiel 23:23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.