Paseah

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

PASEAH. 1 . A descendant of Judah ( 1 Chronicles 4:12 ). 2 . The father of Joiada ( Nehemiah 3:6 ). 3. The eponym of a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:49 = Nehemiah 7:51 ); in 1Es 5:31 Peter hinoe .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Pase'ah. (lame).

1. Son of Eshton, in an obscure fragment, of the genealogies of Judah. 1 Chronicles 4:12.

2. The "sons of Paseah," were among the Nethinim, who returned with Zerubbabel. Ezra 2:49.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Lamentations 1:11 Chronicles 4:122Nehemiah 7:51Nehemiah 3:6

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. 1 Chronicles 4:12.

2. Ezra 2:49, PHASEAH Nehemiah 7:51.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Pase'ach, פָּסֵחִ, lame, Sept. Φεσσή v.r. Βεσσηέ in 1 Chronicles 4:12, Φασή in Ezra 2:49, Φασέκ in Nehemiah 3:6), the name of two men.

1. The second named of three sons of Eshton, among the descendants of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:12), described as "the men of Rechah," which in the.Targum of R. Joseph is rendered "the men of the great Sanhedrim." B.C. post 1618.

2. The head of a family among the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:49; "Phaseah" in Nehemiah 7:51). Jehoiada, a member of the family, assisted in rebuilding the old gate of the city under Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:6). B.C. ante 446.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pa - sē´a , pas´ḗ - a ( פסח , pāṣeaḥ "limping"):

(1) A son of Eshton, descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:12 ).

(2) The eponym of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:51 , the King James Version "Phaseah" ="Phinoe" (1 Esdras 5:31).

(3) Father of Joiada, who helped to repair the old gate (Nehemiah 3:6 ).