פִּינְחָס

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H6372

Transliteration: Pîynᵉchâç

Pronunciation: pee-nekh-aws'

Definition: Phinehas

Original: פּינחס

Transliteration: pı̂ynechâs

Phonetic: pee-nekh-aws'

BDB Definition:

Phinehas = "mouth of brass"

son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family
a priest and the son of the priest Eli
the father of a helper of Ezra

Origin: apparently from H6310" class="dictionary-topic-link">H6310 and a variation of H5175" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5175

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine