H6611Hebrewp̄əṯaḥəyāh

פְּתַחְיָה

Pethakiah.

4
Total Occurrences
3
Books
4
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1a priest, in charge of the 19th course, in the time of david
  • 2a levite and returning exile who had married a foreign wife; probably the same as 3
  • 3a levite who helped lead in the confession of the people in the time of ezra; probably the same as 2
  • 4son of meshezabeel, descendant of zerah the son of judah; deputy of the king in all matters concerning the people

Etymology & Derivation

from H6605 (פָּתַח) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has opened;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Pᵉthachyâh; Pronunciation: peth-akh-yaw'