פָּסֵחַPâçêach

proper name, masculine: limper

Pronunciation: paw-say'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6454

Meanings

1. in Judah (1 Chronicles 4:12)

2. head of post-exilic family (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:51)

3. father of wall-builder (Nehemiah 3:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:12 Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of Ir-nahash. These were the descendants of Recah.
  • Ezra 2:49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
  • Nehemiah 3:6 The Old City Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid the beams, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.
  • Nehemiah 7:51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).