Strong's H6611 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: פְּתַחְיָה (Pᵉthachyâh)

Pronunciation: peth-akh-yaw'

POS: peth-akh-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from and ; Jah has opened;

Definition: from פָּתַח and יָהּ; Jah has opened; Pethachjah, the name of four Israelites; Pethakiah.

KJV Usage: Pethakiah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Pethahiah = "freed by Jehovah"
• 2. 1) a priest, in charge of the 19th course, in the time of David
• 3. 2) a Levite and returning exile who had married a foreign wife; probably the same as 3
• 4. 3) a Levite who helped lead in the confession of the people in the time of Ezra; probably the same as 2
• 5. 4) son of Meshezabeel, descendant of Zerah the son of Judah; deputy of the king in all matters concerning the people

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