Pekah
pe.qach is the proper name of Remaliah’s son, identified as Israel’s king in accounts of conflict, rule, and death.
The term is consistently a proper name for Remaliah’s son, identified as king of Israel in regnal notices and in accounts of military action, conspiracy, and death.
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Personal name of Israel’s king · dominant
The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence and identifies Remaliah’s son. In 2 Kings 15:27 the APB renders his becoming king over Israel; in 2 Kings 15:25 it renders him conspiring against and killing the king, while 2 Kings 15:30 renders a conspiracy against him and his death. In 2 Kings 16:5 and Isaiah 7:1, he is named with Rezin in going up against Jerusalem for war.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB presents the term as the name “Pekah,” often adding “son of Remaliah” and, in several contexts, “king of Israel.” Those accompanying descriptions reflect the verse’s presentation rather than separate renderings of the term.