Word Study · Strong's H6611 · Hebrew
פְּתַחְיָה
Pethachyah
peth-akh-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Pᵉthachyâh
“Pethachjah, the name of four Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Pethachjah, the name of four Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Pethakiah.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨ה1
- לִֽפְתַחְיָה֙1
- פְתַֽחְיָ֔ה1
- פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה1
How it is rendered · 3
- Pethahiah2
- and Pethahiah1
- to Pethahiah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 2
- HC/Npm · 1
- HR/Npm · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Nehemiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 9:5פְתַֽחְיָ֔הfetachyahproper noun (a name)Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.here: Pethahiah
- Nehemiah 11:24וּפְתַֽחְיָ֨הufetachyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.here: and Pethahiah