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Meaning & History
Feminine form of Hebrew name Pinchas see Phineas. Compound Hebrew name meaning "serpent's mouth"; from Hebrew words peh פֶּה "mouth" and nakhash נָחָשׁ "serpent" with the Hebrew feminine grammatical ending of the letter Hay ה. Hebrew consonant shin שׁ (sometimes pronounced sin) changed to the consonant samek ס to clarify name pronunciation.