Pharaoh-neco
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.
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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.