Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem (Ezra 2:6; 8:4; 10:30).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
PA'HATH-MO'AB (governor of Moah), the head of one of the principal families of the tribe of Judah, whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel, Ezr 2:6; Rom 8:4; Ezr 10:30; Neh 3:11; Neh 7:11; Num 10:14. With respect to the name, it may be noticed that, according to 1 Chr 4:22, a family of Shilonites, of the tribe of Judah, had in early times "dominion in Moab."
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
ruler of Moab