Nehemiah

American  

[nee-uh-mahy-uh] / ˌni əˈmaɪ ə /

Douay Bible, Nehemias

noun

1. a Hebrew leader of the 5th century b.c.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Neh.

3. a male given name.

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Nehemiah British  

/ ˌniːɪˈmaɪə /

noun

1. a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, who in 444 _bc became a leader in the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity

2. the book recounting the acts of Nehemiah

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Etymology

Origin of Nehemiah

Ultimately from Hebrew Nĕḥemyāh “Yahweh comforts”

Example Sentences

“If you avoid that, then you don’t get wiped out during downturns,” said Nehemiah Brown, a 25-year-old data analyst in Portland, Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

It added Llewelyn Graham, senior independent board member and chief executive of Nehemiah Housing, "will step into the role of chair during this period".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

But cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett upended a scrambling Milroe a yard shy of the first down on third-and-20.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023

Mr. Nadler underscored that point, chiding Mr. Johnson over his pronunciation of Nehemiah, saying it would have had a hard “h” sound with the stress in the middle “in the original Hebrew.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

The mail sent by British intelligence to track down Brewster was Nehemiah Marks, a Connecticut man who did for the British what Brewster did for the Americans.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen