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nehemiah
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
masc. proper name, Jewish leader under Persian king Artaxerxes, from Hebrew Nehemyah, literally "the Lord comforts."
Wikipedia
Nehemiah may refer to:
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Nehemiah, a biblical figure
- Book of Nehemiah, a book of the Bible
- Nehemiah, a metalcore band ( Uprising Records)
- "Nehemiah", a song by Hope of the States
- Nehemiah Corporation of America, a non-profit organization helping low income home buyers
- Nehemiah Bourne (c.1611–1690), an English Royal Navy Admiral
- Nehemiah Gordon, Karaite Jewish scholar
- Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712), British plant physiologist
- Nehemiah Perry, West Indian cricketer
- Nehemiah Scudder, the fictional antagonist in Robert A. Heinlein's short novel If This Goes On—
- Rabbi Nehemiah, a Rabbi who lived circa 150 C.E.
- Renaldo Nehemiah (born 1959), American athlete
- Skip James (1902–1969), American blues musician, born Nehemiah Curtis James
- VIA Nehemeia, a VIA C3 CPU revision produced by VIA Technologies
Nehemiah ( or ; , "Jehovah comforts", long version of the name "Nahum" which also means comforter; Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (c. 5th century BCE).
Usage examples of "nehemiah".
Royal Society commissioned Robert Hooke and Nehemiah Grew to build the very best microscopes, and brew pepper water from the finest quality of black pepper.
And Nehemiah and Attharias told them not to share in the holy things until a high priest should appear wearing Urim and Thummim.