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 · פְּתַֽחְיָ֥הOf the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.Nehemiah 9:5 · פְתַֽחְיָ֔הThen the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Bessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!Nehemiah 11:24 · וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הPethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.