Phinehas — the meaning of the Hebrew name פִּינְחָס

פִּינְחָס

Pîynᵉchâç · pronounced pee-nekh-aws' · Strong's H6372 · a man

Phinehas means mouth of a serpent.

Built from

פֶּה peh (apparently from, H6310) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech) open in the lexicon ›

נָחָשׁ nâchâsh (a variation of, H5175) — a snake (from its hiss) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

apparently from H6310 and a variation of H5175; mouth of a serpent; Pinechas, the name of three Israelites.

First appearance

Exod 6:25 And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. (KJV)

Every verse that names Phinehas

24 occurrences in 24 verses — Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Psalms

Exod 6:25Num 25:7Num 25:11Num 31:6Josh 22:13Josh 22:30Josh 22:31Josh 22:32Josh 24:33Judg 20:281Sam 1:31Sam 2:341Sam 4:41Sam 4:111Sam 4:171Sam 4:191Sam 14:31Chr 5:301Chr 6:351Chr 9:20Ezra 7:5Ezra 8:2Ezra 8:33Ps 106:30

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