How to Pronounce Pekahiah
Pek-ah-HIGH-ah
Pekahiah is pronounced Pek-ah-HIGH-ah (ˌpɛkəˈhaɪə): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: PEK-uh-HYE-uh.
What does Pekahiah mean?
Pekahiah means “it is the Lord that opens”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Pekahiah?
The Lord opened his eyes, the son and successor of Menahem on the throne of Israel. He was murdered in the royal palace of Samaria by Pekah, one of the captains of his army (2 Kings 15:23-26), after a reign of two years (B.C. 761-759). He “did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.”
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
PEK-uh-HYE-uh
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