Nehemiah

Ne·he·mi·ah ¹

 (nē′hə-mī′ə, nē′ə-)

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

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[Hebrew nəḥemyāh, Yahweh comforted : niḥam, nəḥem, he comforted; see nḥm in Semitic roots + yāh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots.]

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Ne·he·mi·ah ²

 (nē′hə-mī′ə, nē′ə-)

n.

See Table at Bible.

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[After Nehemiah.]

Nehemiah

(ˌniːɪˈmaɪə)

n

1. (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. (Bible) the book recounting the acts of Nehemiah

Ne•he•mi•ah

(ˌni əˈmaɪ ə)

n.

1. a Hebrew leader of the 5th century b.c.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

Nehemias

Nehemia

Nehemia

Néhémie

Nehemja

Nehemja