Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Nehemiah

NEHEMIAH

Gender: Masculine

Other Scripts: נְחֶמְיָה (Hebrew)

Pronounced: nee-hə-MIE-ə (English) [key]

Means "comforted by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he was the leader of the Jews who was responsible for the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian captivity.

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