What does פֶּחָה mean in the Bible?
פֶּחָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a prefect (of a city or small district)".
Hebrew · H6346
פֶּחָה
A prefect (of a city or small district)
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פֶּחָה H6346
What does פֶּחָה mean in the Bible?
פֶּחָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a prefect (of a city or small district)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6346?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the governors (6), governor (4), governors (4), and governors (3), allotted to the governor (2).
Where does פֶּחָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 10:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (8), Haggai (4), Esther (3), Ezekiel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the governors 6× Nehemiah 2:7, Nehemiah 2:9, Nehemiah 5:15, Esther 3:12
governor 4× Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:14, Haggai 2:2, Haggai 2:21
governors 4× Esther 8:9, Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12, Ezekiel 23:23
and governors 3× 1 Kings 10:15, 2 Chronicles 9:14, Ezra 8:36
allotted to the governor 2× Nehemiah 5:14, Nehemiah 5:18
officer 2× 2 Kings 18:24, Isaiah 36:9
along with her governors 1× Jeremiah 51:57
of the governor 1× Nehemiah 3:7
the governor 1× Nehemiah 12:26
their governor 1× Nehemiah 5:14
their governors 1× Jeremiah 51:28
to your governor 1× Malachi 1:8
with other officers 1× 1 Kings 20:24
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 10:15 וּפַח֥וֹת to and governors Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 20:24 פַּח֖וֹת to with other officers Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 18:24 פַחַ֥ת to officer Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 9:14 וּפַח֣וֹת to and governors Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 8:36 וּפַחֲו֖וֹת to and governors Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 2:7 פַּחֲו֖וֹת to the governors Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah 2:9 פַּֽחֲווֹת֙ to the governors Noun - masculine plural construct Nehemiah 3:7 פַּחַ֖ת to of the governor Noun - masculine singular construct Nehemiah 5:14 פֶּחָם֮ to their governor Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Nehemiah 5:14 הַפֶּ֖חָה to allotted to the governor Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 10:15
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 11
1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 8 Esther 3 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 3 Haggai 4 Malachi 1
Source forms
פַּחַ֣ת 3x pa·ḥaṯ Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:14, Haggai 2:2
וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ 2x wə·hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ Nehemiah 5:15, Esther 8:9
פַּח֖וֹת 2x pa·ḥō·wṯ 1 Kings 20:24, Jeremiah 51:23
פַחַ֥ת 2x p̄a·ḥaṯ 2 Kings 18:24, Isaiah 36:9
הַפֶּ֖חָה 1x hap·pe·ḥāh Nehemiah 5:14
הַפֶּחָה֙ 1x hap·pe·ḥāh Nehemiah 5:18
הַפֶּחָ֔ה 1x hap·pe·ḥāh Nehemiah 12:26
הַפַּח֞וֹת 1x hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ Esther 3:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 7x 2 Kings 18:24, Nehemiah 3:7, Isaiah 36:9, Haggai 1:1
Noun - masculine plural 5x 1 Kings 20:24, Jeremiah 51:23, Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Nehemiah 5:14, Nehemiah 5:18, Nehemiah 12:26
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Nehemiah 5:15, Esther 8:9, Esther 9:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x 1 Kings 10:15, 2 Chronicles 9:14
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Nehemiah 2:7, Nehemiah 2:9
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Jeremiah 51:28, Jeremiah 51:57
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Esther 3:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a prefect (of a city or small district)
Source Gloss
a prefect (of a city or small district)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a prefect (of a city or small district) BDB: governor Usage: captain, deputy, governor.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פֶּחָה is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain