PHASEAH, PASEAH

fa-se'-a, pa-se'-a (paceach, "lame"):

(1) A descendant of Judah, son of Eshton (1 Chronicles 4:12).

(2) Name of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:51 (King James Version "Phaseah"); "Phinoe" of 1 Esdras 5:31 Revised Version).

(3) Father of Joiada (King James Version "Jehoiada"), the repairer of the "old gate" in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:6).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.