פְּתַחְיָה
pe.tach.yah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.16
§ 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
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.23
§ 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
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.9.5
§ 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
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.24;
son of: Meshezabel (H4898I)
§ 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
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 4 verses
- 1 Chronicles 24:16 לִֽפְתַחְיָה֙
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
- Ezra 10:23 פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה
Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- Nehemiah 9:5 פְתַֽחְיָ֔ה
Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Nehemiah 11:24 וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה
Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
