פֶּחָהpechâh
governor (2 Kings 18:24; Nehemiah 5:14; Haggai 1:1; Haggai 2:21; Malachi 1:8)
Pronunciation: peh-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6346
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 28 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 10:15 This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.
- 1 Kings 20:24 Only this time replace the kings with field commanders!
- 2 Kings 18:24 With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master’s troops, even with the help of Egypt’s chariots and charioteers?
- 2 Chronicles 9:14 This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the provinces also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
- Ezra 8:36 The king’s decrees were delivered to his highest officers and the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, who then cooperated by supporting the people and the Temple of God.
- Nehemiah 2:7 I also said to the king, “If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).