Peqach — H6492

H6492 · Hebrew — פקח

Pronunciation: peh'-kakh

Definition

masculine proper noun

Pekach, an Israelite king

  1. Pekah = "opened"
  2. son of Remaliah, originally a captain of king Pekahiah of Israel, murdered Pekahiah, usurped the throne and became the 18th king of the northern kingdom of Israel

Usually translated as

Pekah

Origin

from H6491; watch

Occurrences

Peqach occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (9), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — P