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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 6 times in 6 verses in 'Ezr' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - At that time Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 - This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates, the officials of Trans-Euphrates, sent to King Darius.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - He even removed from the temple[fn] of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple[fn] in Babylon. Then King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6 - Now then, Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and you other officials of that province, stay away from there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Do not interfere with the work on this temple of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders rebuild this house of God on its site.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13 - Then, because of the decree King Darius had sent, Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates carried it out with diligence.
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