Original: פְּתַחְיָה

Transliteration: Pᵉthachyâh

Phonetic: peth-akh-yaw'

Short Definition: Pethakiah

Original: פּתחיה

Transliteration: pethachyâh

Phonetic: peth-akh-yaw'

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

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H3316, H3317, H4668, H4669, H5318, H6605, H6607, H6608, H6609, H6610