Pidyon shvoyim (פדיון שבויים) means redemption of captives in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים
pidyon shvoyim
noun · masculine
In English
redemption of captives
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pidyon shvoyim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הלכהמצווה ביהדות לפיה יש להציל ולשחרר את כל בני ישראל מוחזקים בידי אויבים.
The word Pidyon shvoyim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים
- Written without vowel points
- פדיון שבויים
- Said
- pidyon shvoyim
- Root
- פ־ד־ה
- Gematria
- 518
This is how Pidyon shvoyim is said in other languages.
- English
- redemption of captives
The word Pidyon shvoyim comes from the root פ־ד־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Pidyon shvoyim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pidyon shvoyim.
What does Pidyon shvoyim (פדיון שבויים) mean in Hebrew?
Pidyon shvoyim (פדיון שבויים) means redemption of captives. It is said pidyon shvoyim, with the stress on yon.
Is Pidyon shvoyim (פדיון שבויים) masculine or feminine?
The word Pidyon shvoyim (פדיון שבויים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פדיון שבויים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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