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    Phinehas

    FIN-ee-us

    Egyptian / Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Mouth of brass; The Nubian
    Origin
    Egyptian / Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Phinehas appears in the King James Bible, including Numbers 25:11.
    First appears in
    Exodus — Exodus and the Law
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Phinehas' zeal for God's holiness earned him an everlasting covenant of peace. His story teaches that passionate devotion to God's honor — even at personal cost — brings lasting blessing.
    King James verses
    • Numbers 25:11

      "Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them."

    • Psalm 106:30-31

      "Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore."

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