H6496 H6496
Overseer, appointed official; one placed in charge of a task, group, or institution by delegated authority.
Derived from the root פקד ('to appoint, visit, muster'), this noun designates someone formally placed in a supervisory role. It spans civic, military, and sacred settings: Joseph proposes commissioners over Egypt's grain stores (Gen 41:34), Esther's king appoints officers for the harem (Est 2:3), and Pashhur serves as chief overseer of the temple (Jer 20:1). Spanish renders it variously as supervisor and encargado, while German uses Aufseher — all capturing the sense of delegated institutional authority rather than inherent sovereignty.
Senses
1. overseer, appointed officer — A person formally appointed to supervise, manage, or take charge of a specific task, group, or institution. The noun carries the weight of delegated authority — the overseer acts on behalf of a higher power, whether Pharaoh (Gen 41:34), a king (Est 2:3), or the priesthood (Jer 20:1; 2 Chr 24:11). Constructed with עַל to specify the domain of oversight (soldiers, 2 Kgs 25:19; Benjamites, Neh 11:9; singers, Neh 12:42), it encompasses both temporary commissions and permanent institutional offices. 13×
AR["المُراقِبُ", "رَئِيسٌ", "مُرَاقِبِينَ", "مُفَتِّشُونَ", "مُوَكَّلٌ", "نَاظِرٌ", "وَ-رَئِيسٌ", "وَ-رَئِيسُ", "وَكِيلًا", "وَكِيلُهُ", "وَوَكِيلُ", "وُكَلَاءَ"]·ben["-তত্ত্বাবধায়ক", "আর-কর্মকর্তা-", "আর-তত্ত্বাবধায়ক", "আর-তত্ত্বাবধায়ক-", "কর্মকর্তা", "কর্মকর্তাদের", "তত্ত্বাবধায়ক", "তত্ত্বাবধায়কদের", "তাঁর-কর্মচারী", "নির্দেশক"]·DE["Aufseher", "[הפקיד]", "[ופקיד]", "[פקדים]", "[פקיד]", "[פקידים]", "overseer", "sein-officer"]·EN["and-officer-of", "and-overseer", "and-overseer-of", "his-officer", "officer", "overseer", "overseers", "overseers-in", "the-overseer"]·FR["[הפקיד]", "[ופקיד]", "[פקדים]", "[פקיד]", "[פקידים]", "overseer", "overseers", "son-officier"]·heb["ה-פקיד", "ו-פקיד", "פקדים", "פקיד", "פקידו", "פקידים"]·HI["अधिकारियों", "अधिकारी", "अधिकारी-था", "उसका-अधिकारी", "और", "और-अधिकारी", "निरीक्षक", "निर्देशक-के-साथ", "पाक़ीद"]·ID["dan-pejabat", "dan-pengawas", "pejabat", "pejabat-pejabat", "pengawas", "pengawas-itu", "pengawas-pengawas", "penilik", "perwira", "wakilnya"]·IT["[הפקיד]", "[ופקיד]", "[פקיד]", "[פקידים]", "overseer", "overseers", "sorvegliante", "suo-officer"]·jav["Lan-penilik", "komandan", "lan-penilik", "lan-wakil-", "pangageng-ipun", "pangwasa", "para-penilik", "para-punggawa", "pengawas", "penilik", "penilik-punika", "punggawa", "pèngawas"]·KO["감독관이", "감독관이었다", "감독들을", "감독들이", "감독이다", "감독이었다", "감독자들이", "관리들을", "관리자-그의", "그-감독이었다", "그리고-감독이", "그리고-감독이었다"]·PT["E-supervisor-de", "e-oficial-de", "e-supervisor", "o-supervisor", "oficiais", "oficial", "oficial-seu", "supervisor", "supervisores"]·RU["и-надзиратель", "и-начальник", "надзирателей", "надзиратель", "надзирателями", "надсмотрщики", "надсмотрщиков", "начальник", "начальник-его", "начальником"]·ES["Y-supervisor-de", "el-supervisor", "encargado", "oficial", "oficiales", "sobre-ellos", "su-oficial", "supervisor", "supervisores", "y-oficial-de"]·SW["afisa-wake", "maafisa", "msimamizi", "na-afisa-wa", "na-msimamizi", "na-msimamizi-wa", "pּkiydiym", "wasimamizi"]·TR["gorevli", "görevli", "görevliler", "gözetmen", "gözetmenler", "memuru", "ve-görevlisi", "ve-gözetmen", "ve-gözetmeni"]·urd["افسر", "افسر-اُس-کا", "اور-افسر", "اور-نگران", "ناظر", "ناظروں", "نگران", "نگران-تھا", "نگہبان"]
Gen 41:34, Judg 9:28, 2 Kgs 25:19, 2 Chr 24:11, 2 Chr 31:13, Neh 11:9, Neh 11:14, Neh 11:22, Neh 12:42, Esth 2:3, Jer 20:1, Jer 29:26 (+1 more)
Related Senses
G2962 1. Lord (divine title) (661×)H0136 1. Lord (divine title) (440×)H0113 1. lord, human superior (249×)G1849 1. authority, power (91×)H6485a 2. Qal: punish, bring judgment (63×)H8198 1. maidservant, female slave (63×)G2962 2. master, lord (human authority) (61×)H0034 1. needy, poor, destitute (61×)H0519 1. female servant, maidservant (56×)H6041 1. poor, needy person (55×)H0113 2. master, owner of servants (49×)H4910 1. Qal: to have dominion, exercise power over (44×)H1800 1. poor, needy (socioeconomic) (38×)H3515 1. heavy, severe, grievous (36×)G4434 1. (34×)G5092 1. honor, esteem, respect (33×)H6485a 4. Qal: visit, attend to, care for (32×)H3513 1. honor / show respect (Piel) (30×)H4910 2. Qal: to rule, govern (administrative authority) (27×)H4513 1. withhold, restrain, hold back (25×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פָּקִיד n.m. commissioner, deputy, overseer;—abs. פ׳ Je 20:1 +; cstr. פְּקִיד 2 Ch 24:11; Ne 11:22; sf. פְּקִידוֹ Ju 9:28; pl. פְּקִדִים Gn 41:34 Je 29:26, פְּקִידִים 2 Ch 31:13; Est 2:3;—commissioner, for special duty Gn 41:34 (E), Est 2:3; permanent deputy of king Ju 9:28, of priest 2 Ch 24:11, of Levites 31:13; overseer, one in charge of men, c. עַל of soldiers 2 K 25:19 = Je 52:25,…