NEHEMIAH — (Heb. נְחֶמְיָה; YHWH has comforted : fifth century B.C.E.), cupbearer of artaxerxes I and later governor of Judah. Nothing is known of the parentage of Nehemiah except that he was the son of Hacaliah. Two other persons of that name are mentioned … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nehemiah — 1 Nehemiah 2 Nehemiah 3 Nehemiah 4 Nehemiah 5 Nehemiah 6 Nehemiah 7 Nehemiah 8 Nehemiah 9 Nehemiah 10 Nehemiah 11 Nehemiah 12 … The King James version of the Bible
NEHEMIAH — (middle of second century C.E.), tanna. Nehemiah was considered one of Akiva s outstanding disciples and is mentioned in all the talmudic traditions that described the reestablishment of the center of learning in Galilee after the Bar Kokhba… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nehemiah — masc. proper name, Jewish leader under Persian king Artaxerxes, from Hebrew Nehemyah, lit. the Lord comforts … Etymology dictionary
Nehemiah — [nē΄hi mī′ə, nē΄əmī′ə] n. [Heb nehemyāh, lit., comfort of Jah (God)] Bible 1. a Hebrew leader of c. 5th cent. B.C. 2. the book that tells of his work: abbrev. Ne or Neh … English World dictionary
Nehemiah — For other uses, see Nehemiah (disambiguation). Nehemiah (pronounced /ˌniːəˈmaɪə/ or /ˌniːhəˈmaɪə/; נְחֶמְיָה, Comforted of/is the LORD (YHWH), Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which … Wikipedia
Nehemiah — Nehemia steht für: Nehemia, ein biblisches Buch Nehemiah ist der Name folgender Personen: Nehemiah Abbott (1804 1877), amerikanischer Politiker Nehemiah Green (1837 1890), amerikanischer Politiker Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712), britischer Botaniker… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nehemiah — /nee euh muy euh/, n. 1. a Hebrew leader of the 5th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Neh. 3. a male given name. Also, Douay Bible, Nehemias /nee euh muy euhs/ (for defs. 1, 2). * * * flourished 5th century BC Jewish… … Universalium
Nehemiah — Comforted by Jehovah. 1) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. 2) Neh. 3:16. 3) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged to Jerusalem (Neh. 2:3). He was one of the Jews of the dispersion, and in … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Nehemiah 12 — 1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 … The King James version of the Bible
