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Hebrew word study

פֶּחָהpechâh — a prefect (of a city or small district)

Pronounced “peh-khaw'”

a prefect (of a city or small district)

Translated in the King James as: captain, deputy, governor.

Appears 28 times in Scripture

Origin: of foreign origin;

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Where it appears

1 Kings — 2×

1 Ki 10:15 1 Ki 20:24

2 Kings — 1×

2 Chronicles — 1×

Ezra — 1×

Nehemiah — 8×

Nehemiah 2:7 Nehemiah 2:9 Nehemiah 3:7 Nehemiah 5:14 Nehemiah 5:15 Nehemiah 5:18 Nehemiah 12:26+ 1 more in Nehemiah

Esther — 3×

Esther 3:12 Esther 8:9 Esther 9:3

Isaiah — 1×

Jeremiah — 3×

Jeremiah 51:23 Jeremiah 51:28 Jeremiah 51:57

Ezekiel — 3×

Ezekiel 23:6 Ezekiel 23:12 Ezekiel 23:23

Haggai — 4×

Haggai 1:1 Haggai 1:14 Haggai 2:2 Haggai 2:21

Malachi — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.