Nehemiah

N1E1H4E1M3I1A1H4
/ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/

proper noun

A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Similar
Neh.
OriginHebrew נְחֶמְיָה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalA governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

    Nehemiah stood firm by rejecting the imaginative and wicked spin the enemies put on reality and persisted in what God had called him to do. Then he prayed that, rather than his hands dropping from the work, God would strengthen them in...[…]

    2014 June 1, James M. Hamilton, Jr., Exalting Jesus in Ezra-Nehemiah (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary), B&H Publishing Group, →ISBN, →OCLC
  2. The sixteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.

    Synonyms: Neh.

  3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  4. A surname.

    But Skeets is patient and polite. When it all gets too tiresome he gets away with Kim to "relate to Renaldo Nehemiah as a person not affiliated with track."

    1979, Ebony Magazine, Ebony - Jun 1979, page 114

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe sixteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.

Similar
Neh.

Origin

  1. Hebrewנְחֶמְיָה“consolation of Yahweh”
  2. EnglishNehemiah

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Ancient Greek Νεἑμίας, Νεἑμίας
  • Νεἑμίας (Nehemías)book of the Bible
  • Νεἑμίας (Nehemías)male given name
Arabic نَحَمْيَا
  • نَحَمْيَا (naḥamyā)book of the Bible
Basque Nehemias, Nehemias
  • Nehemiasbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiasmale given name
Catalan Nehemies
  • Nehemiesbook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 尼希米記 /尼希米记
  • 尼希米記 /尼希米记 (nei⁴ hei¹ mai⁵ gei³)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 尼希米記 /尼希米记
  • 尼希米記 /尼希米记 (Níxīmǐjì)book of the Bible
Czech Nehemiáš, Nehemiáš
  • Nehemiášbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiášmale given name
Danish Nehemias, Nehemias
  • Nehemiasbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiasmale given name
Dutch Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Estonian Nehemja raamat, Nehemja
  • Nehemja raamatbook of the Bible
  • Nehemjamale given name
Finnish Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
French Néhémie, Néhémie
  • Néhémiebook of the Bible
  • Néhémiemale given name
German Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Greek Νεεμίας, Νεεμίας
  • Νεεμίας (Neemías)book of the Bible
  • Νεεμίας (Neemías)male given name
Hawaiian Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה
  • נְחֶמְיָהbook of the Bible
Hungarian Nehémiás, Nehémiás
  • Nehémiásbook of the Bible
  • Nehémiásmale given name
Icelandic Nehemía, Nehemía
  • Nehemíabook of the Bible
  • Nehemíamale given name
Indonesian Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Irish Leabhar Nihimiá, Nihimiá
  • Leabhar Nihimiábook of the Bible
  • Nihimiábook of the Bible
  • Nihimiámale given name
Italian Neemia, Neemia
  • Neemiabook of the Bible
  • Neemiamale given name
Japanese ネヘミヤ記, ネヘミヤ
  • ネヘミヤ記 (nehemiya ki)book of the Bible
  • ネヘミヤ (Nehemiya)male given name
Latin Nehemias, Nehemiae
  • Nehemiasbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiaemale given name
Latvian Nehemija, Nehemija
  • Nehemijabook of the Bible
  • Nehemijamale given name
Lithuanian Nehemijo knyga, Nehemija
  • Nehemijo knygabook of the Bible
  • Nehemijamale given name
Malay Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Māori Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Norwegian Nehemja, Nehemja
  • Nehemjabook of the Bible
  • Nehemjamale given name
Polish Księga Nehemiasza, Nehemiasz
  • Księga Nehemiaszabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiaszmale given name
Portuguese Neemias, Nehemias
  • Neemiasbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiasbook of the Bible
  • Neemiasmale given name
  • Nehemiasmale given name
Romanian Neemia, Neemia
  • Neemiabook of the Bible
  • Neemiamale given name
Russian Кни́га Нееми́и, Нееми́я
  • Кни́га Нееми́и (Kníga Nejemíi)book of the Bible
  • Нееми́я (Nejemíja)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Nehemiah, Nehemiah
  • Nehemiahbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiahmale given name
Slovak Nehemiáš, Nehemiáš
  • Nehemiášbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiášmale given name
Spanish Nehemías, Nehemías
  • Nehemíasbook of the Bible
  • Nehemíasmale given name
Swahili Nehemia, Nehemia
  • Nehemiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemiamale given name
Swedish Nehemja, Nehemja
  • Nehemjabook of the Bible
  • Nehemjamale given name
Tagalog Nehemias, Nehemias
  • Nehemiasbook of the Bible
  • Nehemiasmale given name
Welsh Nehemeia, Nehemeia
  • Nehemeiabook of the Bible
  • Nehemeiamale given name
Yiddish נחמיה
  • נחמיה (Nekhemye)book of the Bible
Cite this entry
APA

Nehemiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nehemiah

MLA

“Nehemiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nehemiah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nehemiah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nehemiah.

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