Nehemiah
נְחֶמְיָהStrong’s H5166nechemyah (ne-chem-yah)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Nechemyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “nehemiah”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:”
Meaning
- The son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile
- One of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
- Son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem
- The son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile
- One of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
- Son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem
- The son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile
- One of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
- Son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem
How it's translated
- nehemiah 8
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 7
- Ezra 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Nehemiah 1:1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
- Nehemiah 3:16After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
- Nehemiah 7:7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
- Nehemiah 8:9And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
- Nehemiah 10:1Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
- Nehemiah 12:26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
Hebrew dictionary
נְחֶמְיָה nechemyah · 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 nechemyah · 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 nechemyah · 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.