Bible Encyclopedias
Custody

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kus´tō̇ -di ( יד , yādh , פקדּה , peḳuddāh ): In Esther 2:3 , Esther 2:8 bis . 14, yādh , "the hand," is translated "Custody": peḳuddāh , "numbering," "charge"; occurs in Numbers 3:36 the Revised Version (British and American) "the appointed charge," margin, Hebrew "the office of the charge.»
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Custody'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​c/custody.html. 1915.