Pᵉthachyâh — H6611

Definition

masculine proper noun

Pethachjah, the name of four Israelites

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

Usually translated as

Pethakiah

Origin

from H6605 and H3050; Jah has opened

• Derived from Pâthach (H6605)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Pᵉthachyâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2)

• 1 Chronicles 24:16 — The nineteenth to Pethahiah (לִֽפְתַחְיָה֙), the twentieth to Jehezekel,
• Ezra 10:23 — Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah (פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה), Judah, and Eliezer.
• Nehemiah 9:5 — Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah (פְתַֽחְיָ֔ה), said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
• Nehemiah 11:24 — And Pethahiah (וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה) the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.