Strong H6494פְּקַחְיָה
Pekahiah
- Transliteration
- peqachyâh
- Pronunciation
- pek-akh-yaw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Pekahiah = "Jehovah sees"
Detailed definition
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.22;
son of: Menahem (H4505)
son of: Menahem (H4505)
In the biblical story
Pekahiah
King of Israel who reigned for 2 years
Pekahiah, son of Menahem, king of Israel who reigned for 2 years before being assassinated.
In the Bible
Strong H6494 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pekahiah3
First verses
- 2 Kings 15:22And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Kings 15:23In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
- 2 Kings 15:26And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.