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Meaning of Phineas | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew (פִינְחָס), or Egyptian of biblical origin.

Equivalents

日本語 フィニアス

Examples

“And when Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the sonne of Aaro the preast sawe it he rose vp out of the companye and toke a wepon in his hande”
“And we'll rub up our old Latin, and dip into modern poetry—great rubbish, I fear! Nobody like our old friend Will of Avon, or even your namesake, worthy Phineas Fletcher.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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