וּ/פַחֲוָתָ֔/א
𐤅/𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤀
pechâh
and treasurers
A provincial governor or administrative official, often appointed by an imperial authority to oversee a district, province, or region; can refer to both local rulers and foreign-appointed officials. The term is used to designate the political leader or overseer of a defined territory, usually under larger imperial rule (e.g., Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian empires).
Daniel 6:8 · Word #8
Lexicon H6347
| Lemma | פֶּחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | pechâh |
| Strong's | H6347 |
| Definition | A provincial governor or administrative official, often appointed by an imperial authority to oversee a district, province, or region; can refer to both local rulers and foreign-appointed officials. The term is used to designate the political leader or overseer of a defined territory, usually under larger imperial rule (e.g., Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian empires). |
Morphology AC/Ncmpd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and treasurers |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6347-03
and the provincial governors
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו + masculine plural determined (emphatic) noun; common noun of foreign origin. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes imperially appointed regional administrators. The masculine plural determined form, with prefixed conjunction וּ, yields "and the provincial governors," preserving both number and definiteness. |
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