English
Nehemiah
Nehemiah comes from Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה ‘consolation of Yahweh’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentנְחֶמְיָה‘consolation of Yahweh’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Nehemiah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentנְחֶמְיָה‘consolation of Yahweh’
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Nehemiah
Earliest quotation: 1979, Ebony Magazine, Ebony - Jun 1979: “But Skeets is patient and polite. When it all…”
Every English word from Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה
Today it means
name A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה / Nehemiah