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Nehemiah

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

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The Tirshatha or Governor under the Persian king; a well known faithful character in the church after the return of the people from Babylon. (See the Book of Nehemiah 1:1 - Nehemiah 13:31.) His name if derived from Nacham, signifies the comfort of the Lord. Nacham, or Nehem, and Jah.

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Hawker, Robert D.D. Entry for 'Nehemiah'. Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance and Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​pmd/​n/nehemiah.html. London. 1828.
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