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Lexicon :: Strong's H6347 - peḥâ

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פֶּחָה
Transliteration
peḥâ
Pronunciation
peh-khaw'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to פֶּחָה (H6346)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2936

Strong’s Definitions

פֶּחָה pechâh, peh-khaw'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H6346:—captain, governor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H6347 in the following manner: governor (6x), captain (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H6347 in the following manner: governor (6x), captain (4x).

  1. governor

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פֶּחָה pechâh, peh-khaw'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H6346:—captain, governor.
STRONGS H6347: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† מֶּחָה noun masculine (Babylonian or Persian) governor (Assyrian loan-word, Biblical Hebrew H6346 id.); — absolute פ׳ Ezra 5:14; construct פַּחַת Ezra 5:3, 6; Ezra 6:6, 7, 13; plural emphatic פַּחֲוָתָא Daniel 3:2, 3, 27; Daniel 6:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:3; 5:6; 5:14; 6:6; 6:7; 6:13

Daniel

3:2; 3:3; 3:27; 6:1

H6347

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6347 matches the Hebrew פֶּחָה (peḥâ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 - This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6 - So King Darius sent this message: “Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] and Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues and other officials west of the Euphrates River—stay away from there!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Do not disturb the construction of the Temple of God. Let it be rebuilt on its original site, and do not hinder the governor of Judah and the elders of the Jews in their work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13 - Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues complied at once with the command of King Darius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:2 - Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:3 - So all these officials[fn] came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions.
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