6492. Peqach

Lexicon

Peqach: Opening, open-eyed, insight

Original Word: פֶקַח
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Peqach
Pronunciation: peh'-kakh
Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-kakh)
Definition: Opening, open-eyed, insight
Meaning: Pekach

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Pekah

From paqach; watch; Pekach, an Israelite king -- Pekah.

see HEBREW paqach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from paqach
Definition
"opening," a king of Isr.
NASB Translation
Pekah (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מֶּ֫קַח proper name, masculine usurping king of Israel, Φακεε (opening (? of eyes), or compare Syriac flower; compare proper name, masculine פקח, ׳פקח, on old Israel seals; in Assyrian Pa‡a—a (accusative) Schr^{COT 2k 15, 30}); — 2 Kings 15:25,27,29,30,31,32,37; 2 Kings 16:1,5; Isaiah 7:1; 2Chronicles 28:6.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root פָּקַח (pāqach), meaning "to open" or "to be open-eyed."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the proper noun Pekach, as it is a specific Hebrew name without a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Pekach is used as a proper name for a king of Israel in the Old Testament.

Context: • Pekach was the son of Remaliah and became the king of Israel. He is noted for his role in the political and military events during his reign. Pekach came to power by conspiring against and assassinating King Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, and subsequently took the throne of Israel.
• His reign is marked by significant conflict, including his alliance with Rezin, king of Aram, against Ahaz, king of Judah. This alliance led to the Syro-Ephraimite War, which is a significant event in the history of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
• Pekach's reign lasted for twenty years, during which he continued the idolatrous practices of his predecessors, which were condemned by the prophets of Israel.
• His rule came to an end when he was assassinated by Hoshea, who then became the last king of Israel before the Assyrian conquest.
• The biblical account of Pekach's reign can be found in 2 Kings 15:25-31 and 2 Chronicles 28:5-8. In 2 Kings 15:27, it is recorded: "In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years."

Forms and Transliterations

וּפֶ֨קַח ופקח לְפֶ֖קַח לְפֶ֥קַח לפקח פֶ֖קַח פֶּ֙קַח֙ פֶּ֣קַח פֶּ֥קַח פֶּ֨קַח פקח Fekach lə·p̄e·qaḥ leFekach ləp̄eqaḥ pe·qaḥ p̄e·qaḥ Pekach peqaḥ p̄eqaḥ ū·p̄e·qaḥ uFekach ūp̄eqaḥ

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 15:25
HEB: וַיִּקְשֹׁ֣ר עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ
NAS: Then Pekah son of Remaliah,
KJV: But Pekah the son of Remaliah,
INT: conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah

2 Kings 15:27
HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ פֶּ֣קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ
NAS: king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah
KJV: of Judah Pekah the son
INT: of Judah became Pekah son of Remaliah

2 Kings 15:29
HEB: בִּימֵ֞י פֶּ֣קַח מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
NAS: In the days of Pekah king of Israel,
KJV: In the days of Pekah king of Israel
INT: the days of Pekah king of Israel

2 Kings 15:30
HEB: אֵלָ֗ה עַל־ פֶּ֙קַח֙ בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ
NAS: against Pekah the son
KJV: a conspiracy against Pekah the son
INT: of Elah against Pekah the son of Remaliah

2 Kings 15:31
HEB: וְיֶ֥תֶר דִּבְרֵי־ פֶ֖קַח וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: of the acts of Pekah and all
KJV: of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did,
INT: now the rest of the acts of Pekah and all he

2 Kings 15:32
HEB: בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְפֶ֥קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ
NAS: year of Pekah the son
KJV: year of Pekah the son
INT: year the second of Pekah the son of Remaliah

2 Kings 15:37
HEB: אֲרָ֑ם וְאֵ֖ת פֶּ֥קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃
NAS: of Aram and Pekah the son
KJV: of Syria, and Pekah the son
INT: king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah

2 Kings 16:1
HEB: עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְפֶ֖קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ
NAS: year of Pekah the son
KJV: year of Pekah the son
INT: teen year of Pekah the son of Remaliah

2 Kings 16:5
HEB: מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲ֠רָם וּפֶ֨קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ
NAS: of Aram and Pekah son
KJV: of Syria and Pekah son
INT: king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah

2 Chronicles 28:6
HEB: וַיַּהֲרֹג֩ פֶּ֨קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ
NAS: For Pekah the son of Remaliah
KJV: For Pekah the son of Remaliah
INT: slew Pekah men of Remaliah

Isaiah 7:1
HEB: מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲ֠רָם וּפֶ֨קַח בֶּן־ רְמַלְיָ֤הוּ
NAS: of Aram and Pekah the son
KJV: of Syria, and Pekah the son
INT: the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6492
11 Occurrences

p̄e·qaḥ — 1 Occ.
lə·p̄e·qaḥ — 2 Occ.
pe·qaḥ — 6 Occ.
ū·p̄e·qaḥ — 2 Occ.