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 living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.49

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 • Returned from exile • Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Paseah, whose descendants were among the temple servants that returned from Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.49;
• only referred to as Paseah פָּסֵחַ.

Paseah was the ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile, according to Ezra 2:49 and Nehemiah 7:51. The temple servants were a group of people assigned to assist the Levites in the work of the temple. Paseah's descendants were among those who returned to Jerusalem and Judah to rebuild the temple and restore worship there after the Babylonian captivity ended in 539 BC.

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