H6599: פִּתְגָּם
pithgâm · pronounced pith-gawm' · “edict”
Definition
a (judicial) sentence
KJV translates it as: decree, sentence.
Word origin: of Persian origin;
Extended definition
edict, decree
Aramaic equivalent: pit.gam (פִּתְגָם "edict" H6600)
Aramaic equivalent: pit.gam (פִּתְגָם "edict" H6600)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6599 is translated
- the decree of ×1
- the sentence of ×1
Bible verses with H6599 (pithgâm)
Pithgâm appears in 2 verses.
- Esther 1:20
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.