Strong's Lexicon pechah: Governor, prefect Original Word: פֶחָה Word Origin: Of foreign origin Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent in the Septuagint for "pechah" is often "ἡγεμών" (hēgemōn), Strong's Greek #2232, which also means governor or leader. Usage: The term "pechah" refers to a governor or prefect, an official appointed to oversee a province or region. This title was used for administrators in the Persian Empire and other ancient Near Eastern empires, indicating a position of authority and responsibility over a specific territory. Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the ancient Near East, particularly during the Persian Empire, the "pechah" was a significant administrative role. The empire was divided into various provinces, each governed by a "pechah" who was responsible for collecting taxes, maintaining order, and implementing the king's decrees. This system allowed the central government to maintain control over vast territories by delegating authority to trusted officials. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition a governor NASB Translation captains (1), governor (8), governor's (2), governors (15), official (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מֶּחָה28 noun masculine2Kings 18:24 governor (loan-word from Assyrian pa—âti [abbreviated from bel pa—âti], lord of a district; compare perhaps Old Aramaic פחי governor); — absolute ׳הַמּ Nehemiah 5:14, construct מַּחַ֫ת Haggai 1:1 +, מֵּחַתֿ Haggai 2:21; suffix מֶּחָחֶ֑ךָ Malachi 1:8,מֶּחָם Nehemiah 5:14 (but read probably מֶּחָה); plural absolute מַּחוֺת 1 Kings 20:24 +; construct מַּחוֺת 1 Kings 10:15 2Chronicles 9:14, מַּחֲווֺת Ezra 8:36 +; suffix מַּחוֺתֶיהָ Jeremiah 51:28,57; — as Assyr. captains 2 Kings 18:24 = Isaiah 36:9 (< strike out ׳פ, compare StaZAW vi (1886), 182 and others), compare Ezekiel 23:6,12; of Babylon Jeremiah 51:23,57, and Babylonian allies Ezekiel 23:23; of Media Jeremiah 51:28; Persian governor of עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר, i. e. in Palestine, Haggai 1:1,14; Haggai 2:2,21; Nehemiah 2:7,9 8t.; Persian satraps in General Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:3; applied (by late writer) to Solomon's governors 1 Kings 10:15 2Chronicles 9:14; Benhadad's captains 1 Kings 20:24 (strike out see, Sta and others). — compare Biblical Aramaic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance captain, deputy, governor Of foreign origin; a prefect (of a city or small district) -- captain, deputy, governor. Forms and Transliterations הַפֶּ֖חָה הַפֶּחָ֔ה הַפֶּחָה֙ הַפַּח֞וֹת הפחה הפחות וְהַפַּח֗וֹת וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ וּפַח֣וֹת וּפַח֥וֹת וּפַחֲו֖וֹת והפחות ופחוות ופחות לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָ לפחתך פֶּחָם֮ פַּֽחֲווֹת֙ פַּֽחַת־ פַּח֖וֹת פַּח֣וֹת פַּח֤וֹת פַּח֨וֹת פַּחֲו֖וֹת פַּחַ֖ת פַּחַ֣ת פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָ פַחַ֥ת פחוות פחות פחותיה פחם פחת פחת־ faChat hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ hap·pe·ḥāh happaChot happaḥōwṯ hapPechah happeḥāh lə·p̄e·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā lefechaTecha ləp̄eḥāṯeḵā pa·ḥă·wō·wṯ pa·ḥaṯ p̄a·ḥaṯ pa·ḥaṯ- pa·ḥō·w·ṯe·hā pa·ḥō·wṯ paChat pachaVot paChot pachoTeiha paḥaṯ p̄aḥaṯ paḥaṯ- paḥăwōwṯ paḥōwṯ paḥōwṯehā pe·ḥām peCham peḥām ū·p̄a·ḥă·wō·wṯ ū·p̄a·ḥō·wṯ ufachaVot ufaChot ūp̄aḥăwōwṯ ūp̄aḥōwṯ vehappachOt wə·hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ wəhappaḥōwṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Kings 10:15 HEB: מַלְכֵ֥י הָעֶ֖רֶב וּפַח֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ NAS: of the Arabs and the governors of the country. KJV: of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. INT: the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the country 1 Kings 20:24 2 Kings 18:24 2 Chronicles 9:14 Ezra 8:36 Nehemiah 2:7 Nehemiah 2:9 Nehemiah 3:7 Nehemiah 5:14 Nehemiah 5:14 Nehemiah 5:15 Nehemiah 5:18 Nehemiah 12:26 Esther 3:12 Esther 8:9 Esther 9:3 Isaiah 36:9 Jeremiah 51:23 Jeremiah 51:28 Jeremiah 51:57 Ezekiel 23:6 Ezekiel 23:12 Ezekiel 23:23 Haggai 1:1 Haggai 1:14 28 Occurrences |
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