Name Pekahiah Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts פְּקַחְיָה(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˌpɛkə.ˈhaɪə/(Biblical English) Other Forms FormsPəqaḥya (Hebrew) Edit Status Statusnot set Meaning & History From the Hebrew name פְּקַחְיָה (Pəqaḥya) meaning "Yahweh has opened the eyes" from פֶּקַח (peqah) "open" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This was the name of a king of northern Israel the son of Menahem.