פָּדָה

Strong’s Definition

to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver
• 2.(qal) to ransom
• 3.(niphal) to be ransomed
• 4.(hiphil) to allow one to be ransomed
• 5.(hophal) redeemed

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: pâdâh; Pronunciation: paw-daw'