Magpiash — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַגְפִּיעָשׁ

מַגְפִּיעָשׁ

Magpîyʻâsh · pronounced mag-pee-awsh' · Strong's H4047 · a man

Magpiash means exterminator of (the) moth.

Built from

גּוּף gûwph (apparently from, H1479) — properly, to hollow or arch, i.e. (figuratively) close open in the lexicon ›

נָגַף nâgaph (or, H5062) — to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease) open in the lexicon ›

עָשׁ ʻâsh (and, H6211) — a moth open in the lexicon ›

apparently from H1479 or H5062 and H6211; exterminator of (the) moth; Magpiash, an Israelite.

Neh 10:21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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