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pᵊqaḥyā פְּקַחְיָה ‘Pekahiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pāqaḥ פָּקַח ‘to open’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: פקח יה

pᵊqaḥyā pr n m pers
Pekahiah = "Jehovah sees"
1) son of king Menahem of the northern kingdom of Israel, succeeded to the throne as the 17th king and ruled for 2 years when he was murdered by one of the captains of his army, Pekah

Mentioned in 2 Kings 15:22, 15:26, 15:23

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