Strongs Number: H6611
- Hebrew Word
- פְּתַחְיָה
- Transliteration
- Pᵉthachyâh
- Phonetic
- peth-akh-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
Jah has opened; {Pethachjah} the name of four Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Pethahiah = "freed by Jehovah"
1. a priest, in charge of the 19th course, in the time of David
2. a Levite and returning exile who had married a foreign wife; probably the same as 3
3. a Levite who helped lead in the confession of the people in the time of Ezra; probably the same as 2
4. son of Meshezabeel, descendant of Zerah the son of Judah; deputy of the king in all matters concerning the people
- Origin
- From H6605 and H3050
- Bible Usage
- Pethakiah.