Quick Definition
governor
Strong's Definition
a prefect (of a city or small district)
Derivation: of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: captain, deputy, governor.
TWOT Reference: 1757
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּחָה (pe.chah) — governor. governor Aramaic equivalent: pe.chah (פֶּחָה "governor" H6347)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Leaders | Officials
governor = a regional governor within a larger kingdom, responsible for enforcing the law of the king, collecting taxes for the king, and leading regional armies
1KI 10:15 · 1KI 20:24 · 2KI 18:24 · 2CH 9:14 · EZR 5:3 · EZR 5:6 · EZR 5:14 · EZR 6:6 · EZR 6:7 · EZR 6:13 · EZR 8:36 · NEH 2:7 · NEH 2:9 · NEH 3:7 · NEH 5:14 · NEH 5:14 · NEH 5:15 · NEH 5:18 · NEH 12:26 · EST 3:12 · EST 8:9 · EST 9:3 · ISA 36:9 · JER 51:23 · JER 51:28 · JER 51:57 · EZK 23:6 · EZK 23:12 · EZK 23:23 · DAN 3:2 · DAN 3:3 · DAN 3:27 · DAN 6:8 · HAG 1:1 · HAG 1:14 · HAG 2:2 · HAG 2:21 · MAL 1:8
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּחָה 28 n.m. governor base