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Phineas
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English
Alternative forms
Finneas
Etymology
From en grc Φινέας, alternative form of grc Φινεύς. See Phineus. Alternative source from en he (פִינְחָס). See Phinehas.
Proper noun
en male Ancient Greek,Hebrew (פִינְחָס),Egyptian of biblical origin.
Numbers 25 7 And when Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the sonne of Aaro the preast sawe it he rose vp out of the companye and toke a wepon in his hande
1857, Dinah Craik, John Halifax, Gentleman, Chapter XL:
And we'll rub up our old Latin, and dip into modern poetry—great rubbish, I fear! Nobody like our old friend Will of Avon, or even your namesake, worthy Phineas Fletcher.
en Phinehas.
Derived terms
en Phinabella Phineas Priesthood
Translations
biblical character Phinehas
given name
Bulgarian: bg Финей m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 菲尼亞斯 Fēiníyàsī
Japanese: ja フィニアス Finiasu
Anagrams
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