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Lexicon :: Strong's H6347 - peḥâ

Aa
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 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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At that time H2166 Tattenai H8674, the governor H6347 of the province beyond H5675 the Euphrates River H5103, and Shethar-bozenai H8370 and their colleagues H3675 came H858 to them and spoke H560 to them as H3652 follows H3652: “Who H4479 issued H7761 you a decree H2942 to rebuild H1124 this H1836 [fn]temple H1005 and to finish H3635 this H1836 structure H846?”

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This is the copy H6573 of the letter H104 that Tattenai H8674, the governor H6347 of the province beyond H5675 the Euphrates River H5103, and Shethar-bozenai H8370 and his colleagues H3675 the officials H671, who H1768 were beyond H5675 the River H5103, sent H7972 to Darius H1868 the king H4430.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - ‘Also H638 the gold H1722 and silver H3702 utensils H3984 of the house H1005 of God H426 which H1768 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 had taken H5312 from the temple H1965 in Jerusalem H3390 and brought H2987 them to the temple H1965 of Babylon H895, King H4430 Cyrus H3567 took H5312 them H1994 from the temple H1965 of Babylon H895 and they were given H3052 to one whose name H8036 was Sheshbazzar H8340, whom H1768 he had appointed H7761 governor H6347.

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“Now H3705 as for you, Tattenai H8674, governor H6347 of the province beyond H5675 the Euphrates River H5103, Shethar-bozenai H8370, and [fn]your colleagues H3675, the officials H671 of the provinces beyond H5675 the River H5103, [fn]stay H7352 away H7352 from there H8536.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - “Leave H7662 that H1791 work H5673 on the house H1005 of God H426 alone H7662; let the governor H6347 of the Jews H3062 and the elders H7868 of the Jews H3062 rebuild H1124 that H1791 house H1005 of God H426 on its site H870.

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Then H116 Tattenai H8674, the governor H6347 of the province beyond H5675 the Euphrates River H5103, Shethar-bozenai H8370, and their colleagues H3675 carried H5648 out H5648 the decree with all H629 diligence H629, just H6903 as King H4430 Darius H1868 had [fn]ordered H7972.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:2 - Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 also sent H7972 word to assemble H3673 the satraps H324, the prefects H5460 and the governors H6347, the counselors H148, the chief H1411 treasurers H1411, the judges H1884, the magistrates H8614, and all H3606 the administrators H7984 of the provinces H4083 to come H858 to the dedication H2597 of the statue H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 had set H6966 up H6966.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:3 - Then H116 the satraps H324, the prefects H5460 and the governors H6347, the counselors H148, the chief H1411 treasurers H1411, the judges H1884, the magistrates H8614, and all H3606 the administrators H7984 of the provinces H4083 were assembled H3673 for the dedication H2597 of the statue H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 had set H6966 up H6966; and they stood H6966 before H6903 the statue H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar H5020 had set H6966 up H6966.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - The satraps H324, the prefects H5460, the governors H6347, and the king’s H4430 counselors H1907 gathered H3673 together H3673 and saw H2370 that the fire H5135 had H7981 no H3809 [fn]effect H7981 on [fn]the bodies H1655 of these H479 men H1400, nor H3809 was the hair H8177 of their heads H7217 singed H2761, nor H3809 were their [fn]trousers H5622 [fn]damaged H8133, nor H3809 had even the smell H7382 of fire H5135 touched H5709 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - “All H3606 the commissioners H5632 of the kingdom H4437, the prefects H5460 and the satraps H324, the counselors H1907 and the governors H6347, have consulted H3272 together H3272 that the king H4430 should establish H6966 a statute H7010 and enforce H8631 an injunction H633 that anyone H3606 who H1768 offers H1156 a prayer H1159 to any H3606 god H426 or person H606 besides H3861 H4481 you, O king H4430, for thirty H8533 days H3118, shall be thrown H7412 into the lions’ H744 [fn]den H1358.
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