Lexicon
פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה
par.oh ne.khoh
H6549
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Pharaoh-neco

5
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

par.oh ne.khoh identifies the Egyptian ruler who confronts Judah’s kings and whose army is later defeated at Carchemish.

The supplied occurrences use the name for an Egyptian ruler: he goes toward the Euphrates, acts against Judah’s royal house, receives silver and gold, and is named with an army defeated at Carchemish.

Senses in use

  1. Name of the Egyptian ruler in these events · dominant

    The supplied forms are tagged Noun Proper and identify the figure acting in the events. In 2 Kings 23:29 the APB renders him as going up against the king of Assyria by the Euphrates; in 2 Kings 23:33 and 2 Kings 23:34 it renders him binding a king and making Eliakim king. In 2 Kings 23:35 the payment of silver and gold is directed to him, while Jeremiah 46:2 names his army by the Euphrates at Carchemish.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB consistently presents the proper name as “Pharaoh-neco,” including in descriptions of his actions and of his army. The surrounding English clauses confirm the event context rather than independently defining the name.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture