פִּינְחָס

pin.chasProper Noun (Masculine)H6372

Phinehas

From: apparently from H6310 (פֶּה) and a variation of H5175 (נָחָשׁ); mouth of a serpent;

Short Definition

Pinechas, the name of three Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Eleazar (H0499) and the daughter_of_Putiel (H6317H); father of: Abishua (H0050) § Phinehas = "mouth of brass" 1) 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 2) a priest and the son of the priest ) the father of a helper of Ezra

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

22 times

Appears 22 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Samuel
7
Joshua
5
Ezra
3
Numbers
3
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 9:20
  • 1 Samuel 4:4
  • Exodus 6:25
  • Judges 20:28
  • Joshua 22:32

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