Lexical Definition

‎פָּסֵחַ‎ Pâçêach (paw-say'-akh) Paseah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎פָּסַח‎; limping

Paseah, Phaseah.

• § Paseah or Phaseah = "limper"
• Paseach, the name of two Israelites

1) son of Eshton of the tribe of Judah
2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
3) father of Jehoiada, one who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12
• son of: Eshton (אֶשְׁתּוֹן)
• brother of: Beth-rapha (בֵּית רָפָא) , Tehinnah (תְּחִנָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פַּסֵחַ‎ proper name, masculine (limper); —

1. in Judah 1Chr 4:12, Βεσσηε, Φεσση, etc.

2. head of post-exilic family Ezra 2:49 = Neh 7:51, Φισον, etc., ᵐ5^L Φασσα.

3. father of wall-builder Neh 3:6, Φασεκ, Φεσσε.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Eshton • Son of Eshton from the tribe of Judah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Paseah, a son of Eshton, who was from the tribe of Judah.

• A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12;
• only referred to as Paseah פָּסֵחַ;
• son of Eshton אֶשְׁתּוֹן;
• a brother of Beth-rapha בֵּית רָפָא , Tehinnah תְּחִנָּה.

Paseah was a son of Eshton, as listed in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4:12. Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah, who was the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah, a clan within the tribe of Judah.

All entries for Paseah: פָּסֵחַ

Related Profiles:

• Eshton (father)
• Beth-rapha (sibling)
• Tehinnah (sibling)