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 figures of the Old Testament, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.
  2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew, or Egyptian of biblical origin.

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