Bible Dictionary

Padon

The name Padon means “his redemption; ox-yoke”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(deliverance) the ancestor of a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:41; Nehemiah 7:47) (B.C. before 529.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

pa'-don (padhon, "redemption"): One of the Nethinim (see NETHINIM) who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:44; Ne 7:47); the "Phaleas" of 1 Esdras 5:29 (margin "Padon").