מֶּחָה₂₈ noun masculine^{2Kings 18:24} governor (loan-word from Assyrian pa—âti [abbreviated from bel pa—âti], lord of a district; compare perhaps Old Aramaic פחי governor); — absolute ׳הַמּ Nehemiah 5:14, construct מַּחַ֫ת Haggai 1:1 +, מֵּחַתֿ Haggai 2:21; suffix מֶּחָחֶ֑ךָ Malachi 1:8,מֶּחָם Nehemiah 5:14 (but read probably מֶּחָה); plural absolute מַּחוֺת 1 Kings 20:24 +; construct מַּחוֺת 1 Kings 10:15 2Chronicles 9:14, מַּחֲווֺת Ezra 8:36 +; suffix מַּחוֺתֶיהָ Jeremiah 51:28,57; — as Assyr. captains 2 Kings 18:24 = Isaiah 36:9 (< strike out ׳פ, compare Sta^{ZAW vi (1886), 182} and others), compare Ezekiel 23:6,12; of Babylon Jeremiah 51:23,57, and Babylonian allies Ezekiel 23:23; of Media Jeremiah 51:28; Persian governor of עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר, i. e. in Palestine, Haggai 1:1,14; Haggai 2:2,21; Nehemiah 2:7,9 8t.; Persian satraps in General Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:3; applied (by late writer) to Solomon's governors 1 Kings 10:15 2Chronicles 9:14; Benhadad's captains 1 Kings 20:24 (strike out see, Sta and others). — compare Biblical Aramaic