Phineas
[fɪˈniːəs]Meaning
variant of Phinehas, used in some English versions of the Old Testament
Background Story
Phineas is a variant of Phinehas used in some English versions of the Old Testament, and is recorded in Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin and Hebrew. The English form comes from the Ancient Greek Φινέας, an alternative form of Φινεύς, and is also traced to the Hebrew פִינְחָס. It is an Anglicized form of the name of the priest Phinehas in the Hebrew Bible.
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