Phinehas

  • [ FIN-ee-əs (English) ]
  • Biblical
Probably means "Nubian" from the Egyptian name Panhsj, though some believe it means "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Phinehas is a grandson of Aaron who kills an Israelite because he is intimate with a Midianite woman, thus stopping a plague sent by God. Also in the Bible this is the son of Eli, killed in battle with the Philistines.

EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Phinees
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Pinchas
BIBLICAL LATIN: Finees
BIBLICAL: Phineas
HEBREW: Pinchas