H6494: פְּקַחְיָה
Pᵉqachyâh · pronounced pek-akh-yaw' · “Pekahiah”
Definition
Pekachjah, an Israelite king
KJV translates it as: Pekahiah.
Word origin: from H6491 (פָּקַח) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has observed;
Extended definition
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.22;
son of: Menahem (H4505)
§ Pekahiah = "Jehovah sees"
son of king Menahem of the northern kingdom of Israel, succeeded to the throne as the 17th king and ruled for 2 years when he was murdered by one of the captains of his army, Pekah
son of: Menahem (H4505)
§ Pekahiah = "Jehovah sees"
son of king Menahem of the northern kingdom of Israel, succeeded to the throne as the 17th king and ruled for 2 years when he was murdered by one of the captains of his army, Pekah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6494 is translated
- pekahiah ×3
Bible verses with H6494 (Pᵉqachyâh)
Pᵉqachyâh appears in 3 verses.
- 2 Kings 15:22
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Kings 15:23
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
- 2 Kings 15:26
And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.