Pachath Môwʼâb — H6355

Definition

masculine proper noun

Pachath-Moab, an Israelite

1. Pahath-moab = "pit of Moab"
2. ancestor of one or two families of Israel who returned from exile in Babylon
3. a leader of the people, father of the wall rebuilder Hashub, and one who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Pahathmoab

Origin

from H6354 and H4124; pit of Moab

• Derived from Pachath (H6354)
• Derived from Môwʼâb (H4124)

Occurrences

Pachath Môwʼâb occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (3), Nehemiah (3)

• Ezra 2:6 — The children of Pahath-moab (פַחַ֥ת), of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
• Ezra 8:4 — Of the sons of Pahath-moab (פַּחַ֣ת); Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
• Ezra 10:30 — And of the sons of Pahath-moab (פַּחַ֥ת); Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
• Nehemiah 3:11 — Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab (פַּחַ֣ת), repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
• Nehemiah 7:11 — The children of Pahath-moab (פַחַ֥ת), of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
• Nehemiah 10:14 — The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-moab (פַּחַ֣ת), Elam, Zatthu, Bani,