From paqad; an appointment, i.e. Mandate; concretely, a designated spot; specifically, a census -- appointed place, commandment, number.
see HEBREW paqad
H4662. miphqad
מִפְקָד noun [masculine] muster, appointment, appointed place; — absolute ׳מ only in הַמּ ׳שַׁעַר Nehemiah 3:31, see שַׁעַר; construct ׃מִפְקַד
1 muster of people 2 Samuel 24:9 = 1 Chronicles 21:5.
2 appointment of (by) Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 31:13.
3 appointed place of (in) temple Ezekiel 43:21 (Krae watch, guardhouse; Köii. 1, 93 conjecture מוֺקֵד).