Strong's H6372 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: פִּינְחָס (Pîynᵉchâç)

Pronunciation: pee-nekh-aws'

POS: pee-nekh-aws' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: apparently from and a variation of ; mouth of a serpent;

Definition: apparently from פֶּה and a variation of נָחָשׁ; mouth of a serpent; Pinechas, the name of three Israelites; Phinehas.

KJV Usage: Phinehas.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Phinehas = "mouth of brass"
• 2. 1) son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family
• 3. 2) a priest and the son of the priest Eli
• 4. 3) the father of a helper of Ezra

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