פְּתַחְיָה, (b. h.) Pethahia, name of a priest (and a priestly family) during the days of the Second Temple. Shek. V, 1 פ׳ על הקינין P. had the supervision of the sacrificial birds. Ib. פ׳ זה מרדכי P. is the same as Mordecai, v. פָּתַח; Men. 65ᵃ