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), 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.

Related terms

Phineas
Pinchas

Translations

biblical character

Catalan: Finees
Chinese:
Mandarin: 非尼哈 (fēi ní hā) (simplified)
Danish: Pinehas
Esperanto: Pineĥaso
Finnish: Pinehas
Greek: Φινεές (el) (Fineés)
Hawaiian: Pinehasa
Hebrew: פִּינְחָס m (Pīn'ḥās)
Japanese: ピネハス (Pinehasu)
Norwegian: Pinhas
Swedish: Pinehas

male given name

Esperanto: Pineĥaso
Hawaiian: Pinehaka

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