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Strong's #5166 - נְחֶמְיָה
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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
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1 the son of Hachaliah, governor of Judah under Artaxerxes Longimanus Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 12:26,47.
2 ruler of half the district of Bethzur Nehemiah 3:16.
3 one of twelve heads of people who returned with Zerubbabel Ezra 2:2 = Nehemiah 7:7.
נְחֶמְיָה (“whom Jehovah comforts,” i.e. whom he aids), Nehemiah, pr.n.
(1) the son of Hachaliah, the governor of Judea, in the reign of Artaxerxes Longimanus, Nehemiah 1:1, 8:9 10:2 compare תִּרְשָׁתָא. Others are
(2) Nehemiah 3:16.
(3) Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7.
