Meaning & History
Means "governer of Moab, prefect of Moab" from Hebrew פַּחַת (pāḥaṯ) which comes from Akkadian 𒉺𒄩𒌅 (pāḫātu), which means "district" or "governorate" and the biblical place name and personal name Moab which is a derivative of אָב (ʾav) meaning "father". Pahath-moab was the ancestor of a Judahite clan that returned from the Babylonian Exile and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem. (Book of Ezra 2:6; 8:4; 10:30; Book of Nehemiah 3:11, 7:11, 10:14).