Bible Name

View in English, Hebrew Name Nehemiah (Nehemia, Nehemya, Nechemya) - נְחֶמְיָה Gender Time of appearance The Biblical Era Meaning The first part of the name "Nehemiah" is derived of the root נח"מ, which denotes comforting, consoling. The other part of the name - the letters יה - is the name of God. History Nehemiah was the leader of the Jews in Israel at the time of the return to Zion (around the 6th century B.C.E.). Citation "The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah, And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace." Nehemiah 1, 1 Categories Names Containing the Word “God” or God’s Name

Nehemiah (Nehemia, Nehemya, Nechemya) - נְחֶמְיָה

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