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peqaḥ פֶּ֫קַח ‘Pekah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pāqaḥ פָּקַח ‘to open’
Roots: פקח

peqaḥ pr n m pers
Pekah = "opened"
1) 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

Mentioned in 2 Kings 15:29, 16:5, 16:1, 15:25, 15:30, 15:37, 15:31, 15:27, 15:32 Isaiah 7:1 2 Chronicles 28:6

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