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

Workshop participant Nehemiah Trice beamed with excitement when he pressed the button he’d connected to a singing and dancing Mickey Mouse plush, which made the toy start wiggling on the table.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 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

Nehemiah Trot said, “Ah, list to me, young Leander, young Hero, young Alexander. If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman