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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5166 - נְחֶמְיָה
Transliteration
Nᵉchemyâh
Phonetics
nekh-em-yaw'
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Nehemiah = "Jehovah comforts"
- 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
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
BSB (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
CSB (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
ESV (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
KJV (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
LEB (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
LSB (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
N95 (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
NAS (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (8)
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
7
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
נְחֶמְיָה proper name, masculine ( Yah comforts, ᵐ5 Νεεμιας(#NAME?), etc.; — proper name נחמיה(וׅ on Israel scarab in BM, ClGann James 1883, Fév.-Mars. 156 No. 42); —
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
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.
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List of Word Forms
נְ֠חֶמְיָה נְחֶמְיָ֖ה נְחֶמְיָ֗ה נְחֶמְיָ֡ה נְחֶמְיָ֣ה נְחֶמְיָ֧ה נחמיה nə·ḥem·yāh Nechemyah nəḥemyāh
