Hebrew word

pechâh

peh-khaw'

פֶּחָה

What it means

a prefect

a prefect (of a city or small district)

Where it comes from

of foreign origin

How the King James translates it

governor9
governors7
captains7
captain2
deputies2

Every place it appears 27

1 Kings10:15 20:24

2 Kings18:24

2 Chronicles9:14

Ezra8:36

Nehemiah2:7 2:9 3:7 5:14 5:15 5:18 12:26

Esther3:12 8:9 9:3

Isaiah36:9

Jeremiah51:23 51:28 51:57

Ezekiel23:6 23:12 23:23

Haggai1:1 1:14 2:2 2:21

Malachi1:8

pechâh — Hebrew word meaning “a prefect”