pe.tach.yah is a proper name used for people named in priestly, Levitical, and civic contexts.

The attested form functions as a proper name: it identifies people in an allocation list, a list of Levites, a public blessing, and a report of service at the king’s hand.

1. Proper name in communal records · dominant

   All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 24:16 the APB renders the name in an allocation where “The nineteenth fell to Pethahiah”; in Ezra 10:23 it appears within a list introduced as “from the Levites.” Nehemiah 9:5 places the name among Levites who call for blessing, while Nehemiah 11:24 identifies “Pethahiah son of Meshezabel” as being “at the king's hand for every matter concerning the people.”

   1 Chronicles 24:16Ezra 10:23Nehemiah 11:24Nehemiah 9:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Pethahiah,” a personal name, in each cited verse. The surrounding roles and lists confirm the verse-level setting rather than supplying a lexical translation.