Lexicon
פִּינְחָס
pin.chas
H6372
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Phinehas

25
Occurrences
8
Books
Hebrew
Language

pin.chas is a personal name used for men identified within priestly family lines and narrative events.

The supplied passages use this proper name in family identifications and narratives: it identifies Phinehas son of Eleazar in priestly and communal settings, while 1 Samuel identifies Phinehas among Eli's sons. The name also occurs in genealogical statements that locate people through descent from a person bearing it.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in family and narrative identification · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper throughout. In Numbers 25:7 the APB renders Phinehas son of Eleazar rising from the congregation with a spear, while Joshua 22:31 presents Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest speaking to the Reubenites, Gadites, and Manassites. In 1 Samuel 1:3 and 1 Samuel 4:19, the APB identifies a Phinehas among Eli's sons and as the husband of Eli's daughter-in-law; Exodus 6:25 and Ezra 8:33 use the name within lines of descent.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the name is expressed, the APB regularly presents it as “Phinehas,” often with a family identification such as “son of Eleazar” or among “the two sons of Eli.” Its wording is treated as presentation of the verse's named person rather than a lexical definition.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture