There are 3 people named Phinehas in the Bible
Compare all 3 bearers below, with the details Scripture gives to tell them apart.
Meaning of Phinehas
The Nubian
- Original form
- פִּינְחָס
- Transliteration
- Pîynᵉchâç
- Language of origin
- Egyptian
Egyptian Pa-nehesi, “the Nubian”; a secondary Hebrew folk etymology reads peh, “mouth” + nachash, “serpent”.
Most lexicographers read the name as the Egyptian Pa-nehesi, “the Nubian”, fitting for a family raised in Egypt. The Hebrew reading “mouth of a serpent” is a later folk etymology.
Source: Open Scriptures Strong’s Dictionary
The best known is Phinehas, Son of Eleazar, first named at Exodus 6:25. The rest are listed below, most-mentioned first.
