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H5166 נְחֶמְיָה (Nᵉchemyâh) nekh-em-yaw'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 5162 and 3050; consolation of Jah; Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites

KJV Usage: Nehemiah

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

נְחֶמְיָה (ne.chem.yah) — Nehemiah. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2 § Nehemiah = "Jehovah comforts" 1) the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2) one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3) son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem

נְחֶמְיָה (ne.chem.yah) — Nehemiah. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.1.1; son of: Hacaliah (H2446); brother of: Hanani (H2607J) § Nehemiah = "Jehovah comforts" 1) the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2) one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3) son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem

נְחֶמְיָה (ne.chem.yah) — Nehemiah. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.16; son of: Azbuk (H5802) § Nehemiah = "Jehovah comforts" 1) the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2) one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3) son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name · נחם · יהוה

Names of People

Nehemiah = man; ► returned from exile with Zerubbabel

EZR 2:2 · NEH 7:7

Names of People

Nehemiah = man; ◄ son of Hacaliah; ► governor of Judah, appointed by Artaxerxes; after exile

NEH 1:1 · NEH 8:9 · NEH 10:2 · NEH 12:26 · NEH 12:47

Names of People

Nehemiah = man; ◄ son of Azbuk; ► ruler of half the district of Beth-Zur; assisted Nehemiah [b] in repairing the wall of Jerusalem after exile

NEH 3:16

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

נְחֶמְיָה n.pr.m. (Yah comforts) the son of Hachaliah, governor of Judah under Artaxerxes Longimanus

ruler of half the district of Bethzur

one of twelve heads of people who returned with Zerubbabel

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