| Pethahiah = "freed by Jehovah"
1. a priest, in charge of the 19th course, in the time of David 2. a Levite and returning exile who had married a foreign wife; probably the same as 3 3. a Levite who helped lead in the confession of the people in the time of Ezra; probably the same as 2 4. son of Meshezabeel, descendant of Zerah the son of Judah; deputy of the king in all matters concerning the people |