probably a place in Babylonia ( Jeremiah 50:21 ; Ezekiel 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."
noble; rulers
(visitation ), an appellative applied to the Chaldeans. ( Jeremiah 50:21 ; Ezekiel 23:23 ) Authorities are undecided as to the meaning of the term.
PEKOD
pe'-kod (peqodh):
A name applied in Jeremiah 50:21 and Ezekiel 23:23 to the Chaldeans. Various English Versions of the Bible (margins) in the former passage gives the meaning as "visitation."
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