Nehemiah

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Etymology

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה‎ (“consolation of Yahweh”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə

Proper noun

Nehemiah

  1. A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
  2. The sixteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
    Synonym: Neh. (abbreviation)
  3. A male given name of biblical origin.

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