פֶּחָה pechah

Hebrew word for “governor” · Strong’s H6347 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

governor; Aramaic of pe.chah (פֶּחָה "governor" H6346)

How it is translated

Glosses given for pechah in context, with how often each is used:

• governor 6
• governors the 4

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Ezra 5 (3), Ezra 6 (3), Daniel 3 (3), Daniel 6 (1)

Forms

• פחת 5
• ופחותא 4
• פחה 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pechah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• דִּי di “that” 8
• מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 7
• שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי shetar bozenay “Shethar-bozenai” 4
• תַּתְּנַי tatenay “Tattenai” 4
• סְגַן segan “prefect” 4
• כְּנָת kenat “associate” 4
• אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין achashdarpan “satrap” 4
• עֲבַר avar “beyond” 4
• נְהַר nehar “River” 4
• כְּנַשׁ kanash “to gather” 3
• שְׁלַח shelach “to send” 3
• נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר nevukhadnetstsar “Nebuchadnezzar” 3

Key verses

The verses using pechah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Ezra 5:3 — At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded…
• Ezra 5:6 — The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the…
• Ezra 5:14 — And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the…
• Ezra 6:6 — Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
• Ezra 6:7 — Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
• Ezra 6:13 — Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
• Daniel 3:2 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs,…
• Daniel 3:3 — Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered…
• Daniel 3:27 — And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was…
• Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.