Lexical Definition

‎פַּרְעֹשׁ‎ Parʻôsh (par-oshe') Parosh ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎פַּרְעֹשׁ‎

Parosh, Pharosh.

• § Parosh or Pharosh = "flea"
• Parosh, the name of our Israelite

1) ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel and a 2nd group who returned with Ezra
2) a leader of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.14

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎פַּרְעשׁ‎ proper name, masculine φορος, φαρες, etc., (flea; compare Gray^{Prop. N. 94}); —

1. head of post-exilic family Ezra 2:3 = Neh 7:8; Ezra 8:3; Ezra 10:25; Neh 3:25.

2. Neh 10:15*.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned leader • A clan leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Parosh, a clan leader who sealed the covenant of Nehemiah.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.14;
• only referred to as Parosh פַּרְעֹשׁ.

Parosh was a clan leader in the time of Nehemiah who is listed in Nehemiah 10:14 as one of the leaders who sealed the covenant Nehemiah established. The covenant pledged that the people would obey God's law given through Moses, including regulations about marriage, Sabbath keeping, debt cancellation, and financial support of the temple. Parosh represented his clan in affirming this commitment to follow God's ways.

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