Nehemiah

Ne·he·mi·ah ¹  (nh-m, n-)

A Jewish leader and governor of Judea in the fifth century b.c.

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[Hebrew nemyh, Yahweh comforted : niam, nem, he comforted; see nm in Semitic roots + yh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots.]

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Ne·he·mi·ah ²  (nh-m, n-)

n.

Abbr. Neh. or Ne See Table at Bible.

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[After Nehemiah.]

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Nehemiah [ˌniːɪˈmaɪə]

n Old Testament

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, who in 444 bc became a leader in the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the book recounting the acts of Nehemiah

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Nehemiah - an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity Book of Nehemiah Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures