Word Study · Strong's H6346 · Hebrew
פֶּחָה
pechah
peh-khaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pechâh
“a prefect (of a city or small district)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a prefect (of a city or small district)
Rendered in the KJV as
captain, deputy, governor.
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 23inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 23
- פַּחַ֣ת3
- וְהַפַּחוֹת֩2
- פַּח֖וֹת2
- פַחַ֥ת2
- הַפֶּ֖חָה1
- הַפֶּחָה֙1
- הַפֶּחָ֔ה1
- הַפַּח֞וֹת1
- וְהַפַּח֗וֹת1
- וּפַחֲו֖וֹת1
- וּפַח֥וֹת1
- וּפַח֣וֹת1
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- [the] governor of5
- governors5
- and [the] governors of3
- and the governors3
- the governor3
- [the] governor2
- [the] governors of2
- governors its2
- governor their1
- the governors1
- to governor your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7
- noun · feminine plural5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 7
- HNcfpa · 5
- HC/Ncfpc · 3
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 3
- HTd/Ncfsa · 3
- HNcfpc · 2
- HNcfpc/Sp3fs · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HTd/Ncfpa · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Nehemiah8 of 28 · 29%
- Haggai4 of 28 · 14%
- Esther3 of 28 · 11%
- Jeremiah3 of 28 · 11%
- Ezekiel3 of 28 · 11%
Nehemiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 10:15וּפַח֥וֹתufachotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.here: and [the] governors of
- 1 Kings 20:24פַּח֖וֹתpachotnoun · feminine pluralSo do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.here: governors
Nehemiah8 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:7פַּחֲו֖וֹתpachavotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.here: [the] governors of
- Nehemiah 2:9פַּֽחֲווֹת֙pachavotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.here: [the] governors of
- Nehemiah 3:7פַּחַ֖תpachatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.here: [the] governor of
- Nehemiah 5:14פֶּחָם֮pechamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFurthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.here: governor their
- Nehemiah 5:14הַפֶּ֖חָהhapechahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularFurthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.here: the governor
- Nehemiah 5:15וְהַפַּחוֹת֩vehapachotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThe governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.here: and the governors
- Nehemiah 5:18הַפֶּחָה֙hapechahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularEach day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.here: the governor
- Nehemiah 12:26הַפֶּחָ֔הhapechahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThey served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.here: the governor
Esther3 occurrences
- Esther 3:12הַפַּח֞וֹתhapachotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralOn the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.here: the governors
- Esther 8:9וְהַפַּחוֹת֩vehapachotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAt once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.here: and the governors
- Esther 9:3וְהַפַּח֗וֹתvehapachotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.here: and the governors
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 51:23פַּח֖וֹתpachotnoun · feminine pluralWith you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials.here: governors
- Jeremiah 51:28פַּחוֹתֶ֖יהָpachoteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularPrepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.here: governors its
- Jeremiah 51:57פַּחוֹתֶ֤יהָpachoteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularI will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.here: governors its
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 23:6פַּח֣וֹתpachotnoun · feminine pluralclothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.here: governors
- Ezekiel 23:12פַּח֨וֹתpachotnoun · feminine pluralShe too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.here: governors
- Ezekiel 23:23פַּח֤וֹתpachotnoun · feminine pluralthe Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.here: governors
Haggai4 occurrences
- Haggai 1:1פַּחַ֣תpachatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, statinghere: [the] governor of
- Haggai 1:14פַּחַ֣תpachatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,here: [the] governor of
- Haggai 2:2פַּחַ֣תpachatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,here: [the] governor of
- Haggai 2:21פַּֽחַת־pachat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:here: [the] governor of
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