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Pethakiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(freed). (1) Head of the 19th priestly course (1 Chron. 24:16¹⁶The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, (1 Chronicles 24:16)). (2) Returned captives (Ezra 10:23²³Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. (Ezra 10:23); Neh. 9:5; 11:24⁵Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. (Nehemiah 9:5)
²⁴And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. (Nehemiah 11:24)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Head of the nineteenth priestly course (1 Chron. 24:16¹⁶The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, (1 Chronicles 24:16)).

2. Levite who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:23²³Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. (Ezra 10:23)).

3. Levite who called upon the people to bless Jehovah (Neh. 9:5⁵Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. (Nehemiah 9:5)).

4. Son of Meshezabeel, a descendant of Judah: he was at the king of Persia’s hand “in all matters concerning the people” (Neh. 11:24²⁴And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. (Nehemiah 11:24)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6611 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Pthachyah

Phonic:

peth-akh-yaw’

Meaning:

from 6605 and 3050; Jah has opened; Pethachjah, the name of four Israelites

KJV Usage:

Pethakiah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The Lord opens; Jah sets free:―name of three Israelites, Neh. 11:24. {Aperit Dominus}