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Magpiash
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
One of the leaders who signed the written agreement to keep the law during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh 10:20). It is possible that “Magpiash” is a spelling error for “Magbish,” the family name for a group who returned from exile, with the reference indicating that the leader of the clan of Magbish signed the covenant (Ezra 2:30).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Magpiash
Magpiash (מַגְפִּיעָשׁ‎, magpi'ash). One of the leaders who signed the written agreement to keep the law during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh 10:20). It is possible that “Magpiash” is a spelling error for “Magbish,” the family name for a group who returned from exile, with the reference indicating
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Magpiash (Person)
MAGPIASH (PERSON) [Heb magpı̂ʿāš (מַגְפִּיעָשׁ)]. A leader of the people in a signatory to the covenant established by Ezra (Neh 10:20). The meaning of the name is obscure, and at least one scholar has suggested that the place name Magbish (Ezra 2:30) has been mistaken for a personal name (Brockington
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Magpiash
Magpiash. Political leader who signed Ezra’s covenant with Nehemiah during the postexilic period (Neh 10:20).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Magpiash
Magpiash magʹpē-ash [Heb. mag̱pîʿāš]. One of the “chiefs of the people” who signed the covenant of Ezra (Neh. 10:20 [MT 21]).
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Magpiash
MAGPIASH Political leader who signed Ezra’s covenant during the postexilic period (Neh 10:20).
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Magpiash
MAGPIASH. One of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 10:20).
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Magpiash
Magpiash (Heb. mag̱pɩ̂ʿāš)An Israelite who participated in the sealing of the new covenant under Nehemiah (Neh. 10:20 [MT 21]).
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Magpiash
Magpiash [măgˊpĭ ăsh] (Heb. mag̱pî˓āš). An Israelite who participated in the sealing of the new covenant under Nehemiah (Neh. 10:20 [MT 21]).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Magpiash
Mag´piash (moth-killer), one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. Neh. 10:20. The same as Magbish in Ezra 2:30.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Magpiash
MAG´PIASH (magʹpi-ash). One of the chief Israelites who signed the covenant made by Nehemiah (Neh. 10:20), 445 b.c.
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Magpiash
MAGPIASH [MAG peh ash] — an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant after the Captivity (Neh. 10:20).
The Ultimate Who’s Who in the Bible
Magpiash
Magpiash [Mag-pee-ash](Hebrew origin: Moth exterminator)(Nehemiah 10:20). 5th century b.c. Magpiash was one of the leaders who signed Nehemiah’s solemn agreement to separate themselves from the foreigners living in the land, to refrain from intermarrying with them, and to dedicate their firstborn to
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