HebrewH6347Noun (Masculine)

פֶּחָה

pe.chah

9Occurrences
H6347Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

{a prefect (of a city or small district)}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H6346 (פֶּחָה)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
governor Aramaic of pe.chah (*פֶּחָה *"governor" H6346)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

A:N-M

Full Description

A:N-M

Occurrences

פֶּחָה appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezra
6
Daniel
3

Key Passages

Daniel 3:2BSB

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.

Daniel 3:3BSB

So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.

Daniel 3:27BSB

and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.

Ezra 5:3BSB

At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

Ezra 5:6BSB

This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.

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