Phinehas
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Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīnəḥās), from Egyptian pꜣ-nḥsj (literally “the Nubian”), from pꜣ + nḥsj.
Proper noun edit
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), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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.
- (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew, or Egyptian of biblical origin.
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biblical character