Strong's Lexicon

H5166

H5166 — נְחֶמיָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewNchemyahnameOccurrences: 8

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5166
Word:	נְחֶמיָה
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	from H5162 and H3050
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	Nchemyah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	nekh-em-yaw'
Meaning:	1. consolation of Jah 2. Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites
KJV Renderings:	Nehemiah.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5122

נְחֶמְיָה proper name, masculine (Yah comforts, ᵐ5 Νεεμιας(‐ου), etc.; — proper name נחמיה(וׅ on Israel scarab in BM, ClGann^{Jas 1883, Fév.-Mars. 156 No. 42}); —

1. the son of Hachaliah, governor of Judah under Artaxerxes Longimanus Neh 1:1; Neh 8:9; Neh 10:2; Neh 12:26; Neh 12:47.

2. ruler of half the district of Bethzur Neh 3:16.

3. one of twelve heads of people who returned with Zerubbabel Ezra 2:2 = Neh 7:7.