פְּתַחְיָה Pᵉthachyâh
Meaning
Pethachjah, the name of four Israelites
In the King James Version: Pethakiah.
Derivation: from H6605 (פָּתַח) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has opened;
Where it is used
- 1 Chronicles 24:16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
- Ezra 10:23 Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- Nehemiah 9:5 Then 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 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.