Pekah: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Pekah – Meaning: He has opened (his eyes) – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: PEE-kuh


Pekah is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “He has opened (his eyes)”. It appears in our list of 150+ Unique Biblical Boy Names with Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Pekah

Meaning: He has opened (his eyes).

Origin: Hebrew.

How to Pronounce Pekah

Phonetic: PEE-kuh   IPA: /ˈpiːkə/

Popularity of Pekah

Pekah doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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