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נְחֶמְיָה

nechemya · Nehemiah

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5166 · appears 8 times in the Bible

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What it means

nechemya (נְחֶמְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Nehemiah”.

The name of several people. The best known is the governor who rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem; also one of those who returned with Zerubbabel and another who repaired a section of the wall. It means "Yah comforts".

How to say it

ne·chem·ya

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

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Where it appears

  • Ezra 2:2

    who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

  • Nehemiah 1:1

    The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. And it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the fortress,

  • Nehemiah 3:16

    After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired as far as opposite the tombs of David, and as far as the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men.

  • Nehemiah 7:7

    who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

  • Nehemiah 8:9

    And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who made the people understand, said to all the people, “This day is holy to YHWH your Elohim; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.

  • Nehemiah 10:1

    And on what was sealed: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

  • Nehemiah 12:26

    These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  • Nehemiah 12:47

    And all Israel, in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah, were giving the portions of the singers and the gatekeepers, what was due each day on its day; and they consecrated them for the Levites, and the Levites consecrated them for the sons of Aaron.