A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.16 § Pethahiah = "freed by Jehovah" 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
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H6611 — פְּתַחְיָה
pe.tach.yah · Pethahiah · Hebrew/Aramaic
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1 Chronicles 24:16 · לִֽפְתַחְיָה֙the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,Ezra 10:23 · פְּתַֽחְיָ֥הAmong the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.Nehemiah 9:5 · פְתַֽחְיָ֔הThen the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.Nehemiah 11:24 · וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הPethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.