Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phinehas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: phine-has
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of a number of figures of the Old Testament, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew, or Egyptian of biblical origin.

Example Sentences

"And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them."

Etymology

Uncertain. From Biblical Hebrew פִּינְחָס (Pīnəḥās); further derivation is uncertain. פִּינְחָס (Pīnəḥās) has been suggested to derive from Egyptian pꜣ-nḥsj (literally “the Nubian”), from pꜣ + nḥsj. Alternatively, within Judaism the name has been suggested to be a compound of the elements פה (mouth) and נחש (intuitive knowledge), and so meaning "oracle", but this has been suggested to be an example of folk etymology made after the fact.

Origin

Source language: Egyptian

Word Breakdown

Root: פִּינְחָס, pꜣ-nḥsj

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Frequently Paired Words

Phineas Pinchas

Questions

What does phinehas mean?: Any of a number of figures of the Old Testament, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.
Where does phinehas come from?: It is traced to Egyptian.

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