Pekahya
Pekahiah was king of Israel . His reign is dated to 738–737 BC. BC (Albright) or 742–740 BC Chr. (Thiele) dated.
etymology
The Hebrew personal name פְּקַחְיָה pəqaḥjāh “Pekachja” is a verb sentence name, consisting of subject and predicate. Subject (and at the same time theophoric element)יָה jāh , German ' JHWH ' , the predicate is from the verb rootפּקח pqḥ , German 'open' can be derived. The name can be translated as "YHWH has opened". This relates to the birth of the name bearer: God is the one who opens the womb. The Septuagint gives the name as Φακεϊας Phakeïas , the Vulgate as Phaceia .
Biblical narration
Pekahiah was the son of Menahem , whom he succeeded to the throne. The short biblical account of his rule in 2 Kings 15 : 23-26 EU only notes that Pekahiah "did what displeased the Lord", so that he was soon overthrown by Pekach , the son of Remaliah, and slain in the royal palace of Samaria .
literature
- Rainer Kessler : PEKAHJA. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 160-161.
- Benedict Schöning: Pekachja. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names , Münster 2012, p. 137.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Menahem |
King of Israel 738–737 BC Chr. |
Pekach |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pekahya |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of the Northern Kingdom of Israel |
DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | around 740 BC Chr. |
Place of death | Samaria (ancient city) |