Lexical Definition
פִּינְחָס Pîynᵉchâç (pee-nekh-aws') Phinehas N:N-M-P
apparently from פֶּה and a variation of נָחָשׁ; mouth of a serpent
Phinehas.
- § Phinehas = "mouth of brass"
- Pinechas, the name of three Israelites
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
2) a priest and the son of the priest Eli
3) the father of a helper of Ezra
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Φινεέσ | Phinehas | LXX.Exod.6.25 • LXX.Num.25.7 • LXX.Num.25.11 • LXX.Num.31.6 • LXX.Josh.22.13 • LXX.Josh.22.30 • LXX.Josh.22.31 • LXX.Josh.22.32 • LXX.Judg.20.28 • LXX.1Sam.1.3 • LXX.1Sam.2.34 • LXX.1Sam.4.4 • LXX.1Sam.4.11 • LXX.1Chr.6.4 • LXX.1Chr.6.4 • LXX.1Chr.6.50 • LXX.1Chr.9.20 |
| Phinehas stood | LXX.Ps.106.30 | |
| of Phinehas | LXX.Josh.24.33 • LXX.1Sam.4.19 • LXX.1Sam.14.3 • LXX.Ezra.7.5 • LXX.Ezra.8.2 • LXX.Ezra.8.33 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
פִּינְחָס25 proper name, masculine (Egyptian Pe-nehasi, the negro, according to LauthMoses (1868). 71, ZMG xxv (1871), 130 f. compare NesEg 112, AJSL xiii (1897) 174 BaenExod 6:25, yet see Di); —
1. grandson of Aaron, Φ(ε)ινεες, Exod 6:25; Num 25:7 + 16 t.
2. son of Eli 1Sam 1:3 ( פְִּנְחָס), 1Sam 2:34; 1Sam 4:4; 1Sam 4:11; 1Sam 4:17; 1Sam 4:19; 1Sam 14:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 6:25 |
| Numbers | 25:7 |
| 1 Samuel | 1:3 · 2:34 · 4:4 · 4:11 · 4:17 · 4:19 · 14:3 |