Dictionaries :: Pekod

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Pekod:

probably a place in Babylonia (Jer 50:21; Eze 23:23). It is the opinion, however, of some that this word signifies "visitation," "punishment," and allegorically "designates Babylon as the city which was to be destroyed."

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Pekod:

noble; rulers

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Pekod:

pe'-kod (peqodh): A name applied in Jer 50:21 and Eze 23:23 to the Chaldeans. Various English Versions of the Bible (margins) in the former passage gives the meaning as "visitation."

Nave's Topical Bible

Pekod: A Name for Chaldea

Jer 50:21; Eze 23:23

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Pekod:

(visitation) an appellative applied to the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 50:21; Ezekiel 23:23). Authorities are undecided as to the meaning of the term.