Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Loosed of the Lord. ) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). ) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). ) Neh. 9:5. ) A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court of Persia (Neh. 11:24).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(freed by Jehovah).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
PETHAHI'AH (whom God sets free). The head of the nineteenth course of the priests in the reign of David. 1 Chr 24:16. A Levite who had married a foreign woman in the time of Ezra, Ezr 10:23, and probably the same who conducted the solemn service of the fast. Neh 9:5. A descendant of Judah who held an office at the Persian court. Neh 11:24.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
the Lord opening; gate of the Lord
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