English Explanatory Dictionary

Phinehas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of a number of figures of the Old Testament, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew, or Egyptian of biblical origin.

Word forms

Phinehas

Etymology

Uncertain. From Biblical Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīnəḥās); further derivation is uncertain. פִּינְחָס (Pīnəḥās) has been suggested to derive from Egyptian pꜣ-nḥsj (literally “the Nubian”), from pꜣ + nḥsj. Alternatively, within Judaism the name has been suggested to be a compound of the elements פה (mouth) and נחש (intuitive knowledge), and so meaning "oracle", but this has been suggested to be an example of folk etymology made after the fact.

Related words

Phineas Pinchas
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