פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣א

   pik-DU-na

   count, please
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ

   pik-DU-na u-re-U

   count, please and see
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל לָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ מִ֖י הָלַ֣ךְ מֵעִמָּ֑נוּ

   va-YO-mer sha-UL la-AM a-SHER i-TO pik-DU-na u-re-U MI ha-LAKH me-im-MA-nu

   and he said Saul to the people who or which with him count, please and see who has gone from us
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל לָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ מִ֖י הָלַ֣ךְ מֵעִמָּ֑נוּ וַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּ וְהִנֵּ֛ה אֵ֥ין יוֹנָתָ֖ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָֽיו׃

   va-YO-mer sha-UL la-AM a-SHER i-TO pik-DU-na u-re-U MI ha-LAKH me-im-MA-nu va-yif-ke-DU ve-hin-NE EN yo-na-TAN ve-no-SE ke-LAV

   and he said Saul to the people who or which with him count, please and see who has gone from us and they counted and behold there is not Jonathan and bearer of his equipment or his gear

Exegesis

The command piqdu-na {פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣א | piq-dû-nā’} ‘please muster’ (Qal imperative + entreaty) is immediately followed by ur'u {וּרְא֔וּ | u-rə-’û} ‘and see,’ creating a two-step imperative sequence.

Root and etymology

פ־ק־ד🔊 pe–qof–dalet

“to muster, count”

• 🔊 פָּקִידpaqidoverseerGenesis 41:34