Phinehas
English
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīnəḥās), from Egyptian pꜣ-nḥsj (literally “the Nubian”), from pꜣ + nḥsj.
Proper noun
Phinehas
- Any of a number of Old Testament men, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Samuel 2:34::
- And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
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- (rare) A male given name of biblical origin.
Related terms
- Phineas
- Pinchas
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