- Original: פּתחיה - Transliteration: P@thachyah - Phonetic: peth-akh-yaw' - Definition: 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 - Origin: from H6605 and H3050 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H6605 and H3050 ; Jah has opened; Pethachjah the name of four Israelites: - Pethakiah. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • Pethahiah, 4 1 Chronicles 24:16; Ezra 10:23; Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 11:24