נְחֶמְיָה

ne.chem.yahNehemiah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man8 occurrences2 books8 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Nehemiah: A leader who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem
  • Nehemiah: Governor of Judah, rebuilt Jerusalem's walls
  • Nehemiah: Son of Azbuk, repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall

Definition

from H5162 and H3050; consolation of Jah; Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites
Traditional renderings: Nehemiah.

Glossary entries

Nehemiah (Person)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Ezra 2:2נְ֠חֶמְיָה · Nehemiah
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
  2. Nehemiah 1:1נְחֶמְיָ֖ה · of Nehemiah
    These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
  3. Nehemiah 3:16נְחֶמְיָ֣ה · Nehemiah
    Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.
  4. Nehemiah 7:7נְחֶמְיָ֡ה · Nehemiah
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
  5. Nehemiah 8:9נְחֶמְיָ֣ה · Nehemiah
    Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
  6. Nehemiah 10:1נְחֶמְיָ֧ה · Nehemiah
    Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
  7. Nehemiah 12:26נְחֶמְיָ֣ה · of Nehemiah
    They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
  8. Nehemiah 12:47נְחֶמְיָ֗ה · Nehemiah
    So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.