Phinehas

Phinehas

English

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew פִּינְחָס‎ (Pīnəḥās), from Egyptian pꜣ-nḥsj (literally “the Nubian”), from pꜣ + nḥsj.

Proper noun

Phinehas

1. 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 964384981, 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.

2. (rare) A male given name from 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