נְחֶמְיָה

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H5166

Transliteration: Nᵉchemyâh

Pronunciation: nekh-em-yaw'

Definition: Nehemiah

Original: נחמיה

Transliteration: nechemyâh

Phonetic: nekh-em-yaw'

BDB 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

Origin: from H5162" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5162 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine