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Pedahel (a personal name meaning 'God has ransomed')
A personal name meaning 'God has ransomed' or 'El has redeemed,' appearing in Numbers 34:28. Pedahel was the prince or leader of the tribe of Naphtali, appointed to help divide the Promised Land among the tribes. The name reflects common Israelite theophoric patterns, combining the divine name El with a verb expressing redemption. Similar Phoenician and Assyrian names show this was a widespread Semitic naming pattern celebrating divine deliverance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name 'Pedahel' identifies the prince of Naphtali appointed to oversee the land division in Numbers 34:28. The name means 'God has ransomed,' reflecting the theological theme of divine redemption common in Israelite nomenclature. Pedahel was one of the tribal leaders given the responsibility of fairly apportioning the Promised Land, representing Naphtali's interests in this crucial distribution process. 1×
AR["فَدَهْأِيلُ"]·ben["পদহেল"]·DE["Pedahel"]·EN["Pedahel"]·FR["Pedahel"]·heb["פדהאל"]·HI["पदहएल"]·ID["Pedahel"]·IT["Pedahel"]·jav["Pedahèl"]·KO["비다헬"]·PT["Pedah'el"]·RU["Педаэль"]·ES["Pedahel"]·SW["Pedaheli"]·TR["Pedahel"]·urd["فدہایل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פְּדַהְאֵל n.pr.m. (Ēl hath ransomed; cf. Ph. בעלפדה; Assyrian Pudu-ilu, Pudi-ilu COTGloss.);—prince of Naphtali Nu 34:28; Φαδαηλ.