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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H5166 - Nehemiah

Strong's No.:H5166

Hebrew:נְחֶמְיָה

Transliteration:Nᵉchemyâh

Phonetic:nekh-em-yaw'

Word Origin:From H5162 and H3050

Bible Usage:Nehemiah.

Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

consolation of Jah; {Nechemjah} the name of three Israelites


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

Nehemiah = "Jehovah comforts"

1. the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile

2. one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

3. son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem


Bible References:
Nehemiah

Translation
Occurrences:
Nehemiah ( 8 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.