פְּתַחְיָה

Pethahiah = &quot freed by Jehovah&quot , a priest, in charge of the 19th course, in the time of David, a Levite and returning exile who had married a foreign wife probably the same as 3, a Levite who helped lead in the confession of the people in the time of Ezra probably the same as 2, son of Meshezabeel, descendant of Zerah the son of Judah deputy of the king in all matters concerning the people