Lexical Definition

‎פְּתַחְיָה‎ Pᵉthachyâh (peth-akh-yaw') Pethahiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎פָּתַח‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has opened

Pethakiah.

• § Pethahiah = "freed by Jehovah"
• Pethachjah, the name of four Israelites

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: עֶשֶׂב
‎פְּתַחְיָה‎ proper name, masculine

1. priest 1Chr 24:16, Εζεκηλ, φεθεια etc.

2. Levite Ezra 10:23; Neh 9:5, φαθαια, φεθεια (ς) etc.

3. Judahite Neh 11:24, Παθαια φαθαια.

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