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Paarai

opening

Padan-aram

cultivated field or table-land

Padon

his redemption; ox-yoke

Pagiel

prevention, or prayer, of God

Pahath-Moab

ruler of Moab

Pai

Pau, howling; sighing

Palal

thinking

Palestina

which is covered; watered; or brings and causes ruin

Pallu

marvelous; hidden

Palti

deliverance; flight

Paltiel

deliverance; or banishment, of God

Pamphylia

a nation made up of every tribe

Paphos

which boils, or is very hot

Parah

a cow; increasing

Paran

beauty; glory; ornament

Parbar

a suburb

Parmashta

a yearling bull

Parmenas

that abides, or is permanent

Parnach

a bull striking, or struck

Parosh

a flea; the fruit of a moth

Parshandatha

given by prayer

Paruah

flourishing; that flies away

Pasach

thy broken piece

Pasdammin

portion or diminishing of blood

Paseah

passing over; halting

Pashur

that extends or multiplies the hole; whiteness

Patara

trodden under foot

Pathros

Pathrusim, mouthful of dough; persuasion of ruin

Patmos

mortal

Patrobas

paternal; that pursues the steps of his father

Pau

same as Pai

Paul

small; little

Paulus

same as Paul

Pedahzur

strong or powerful savior; stone of redemption

Pedaiah

redemption of the Lord

Pekah

he that opens; that is at liberty

Pekahiah

it is the Lord that opens

Pekod

noble; rulers

Pelaiah

the Lord's secret or miracle

Pelaliah

entreating the Lord

Pelatiah

let the Lord deliver; deliverance of the Lord

Peleg

division

Pelethites

judges; destroyers

Pelonite

falling; secret

Peniel

face or vision of God; that sees God

Peninnah

pearl; precious stone; the face

Pentapolis

five cities

Pentateuch

the five books of Moses

Pentecost

fiftieth

Penuel

same as Peniel

Peor

hole; opening

Perazim

divisions

Peresh

horseman

Perez

divided

Perez-Uzza

division of Uzza, or of strength

Perga

very earthy

Pergamos

height; elevation

Perida

separation; division

Perizzites

dwelling in villages

Persia

that cuts or divides; a nail; a gryphon; a horseman

Persis

same as Persia

Peruda

same as Perida

Peter

a rock or stone

Pethahiah

the Lord opening; gate of the Lord

Pethuel

mouth of God; persuasion of God

Peulthai

my works

Phalec

same as Peleg

Phallu

Pallu, admirable; hidden

Phalti Palti

deliverance, flight

Phanuel

face or vision of God

Pharaoh

that disperses; that spoils

Pharez

division; rupture

Pharisees

set apart

Pharpar

that produces fruit

Phebe

shining; pure

Phenice

Phoenicia, red; purple

Phichol

the mouth of all, or every tongue

Philadelphia

love of a brother

Philemon

who kisses

Philetus

amiable; beloved

Philip

warlike; a lover of horses

Philippi

same as Philip, in the plural

Philistines

those who dwell in villages

Philologus

a lover of letters, or of the word

Phinehas

bold aspect; face of trust or protection

Phlegon

zealous; burning

Phrygia

dry; barren

Phurah

that bears fruit, or grows

Phygellus

fugitive

Phylacteries

things to be especially observed

Pi-beseth

abode of the goddess Bahest or Bast

Pi-hahiroth

the mouth; the pass of Hiroth

Pilate

armed with a dart

Pinon

pearl; gem; that beholds

Piram

a wild ass of them

Pirathon

his dissipation or deprivation; his rupture

Pisgah

hill; eminence; fortress

Pisidia

pitch; pitchy

Pison

changing; extension of the mouth

Pithom

their mouthful; a dilatation of the mouth

Pithon

mouthful; persuasion

Pochereth

cutting of the mouth of warfare

Pontius

marine; belonging to the sea

Pontus

the sea

Poratha

fruitful

Potiphar

bull of Africa; a fat bull

Potipherah

that scatters abroad, or demolishes, the fat

Prisca

ancient

Priscilla

same as Prisca

Prochorus

he that presides over the choirs

Puah

mouth; corner; bush of hair

Publius

common

Pudens

shamefaced

Pul

bean; destruction

Punites

beholding; my face

Punon

precious stone; that beholds

Pur

Purim, lot

Putiel

God is my fatness

Puteoli

sulphureous wells

Roswell D. Hitchcock, Bible Names Dictionary, from An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names (1869). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.