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פֶּקַח H6492

H6492 is the Hebrew word פֶּקַח, transliterated Peqach and said peh'-kakh. The King James Version most often renders it pekah.

Word: פֶּקַחTransliteration: PeqachSaid: peh'-kakhLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

Pekach, an Israelite king.

Where it comes from

from H6491 (פָּקַח); watch.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

pekah 10×against pekah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Pekah.

Verses using פֶּקַח

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

2 Kings 15:25 · KJV

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

2 Kings 15:27 · KJV

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

2 Kings 15:29 · KJV

In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

2 Kings 15:30 · KJV

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 15:31 · KJV

And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

2 Kings 15:32 · KJV

In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

2 Kings 15:37 · KJV

In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

2 Kings 16:1 · KJV

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kings 16:5 · KJV

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

2 Chronicles 28:6 · KJV

For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

Isaiah 7:1 · KJV

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6492 mean?

H6492 is the Hebrew word פֶּקַח (Peqach), meaning Pekach, an Israelite king.

How is H6492 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pekah (10 times), against pekah (1 time).

How many times does H6492 appear in the Bible?

פֶּקַח (Peqach) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6492 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6491 (פָּקַח); watch.

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