nehemiah
IPA: niʌmˈaɪʌ
Root Word: Nehemiah
noun
- A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- The sixteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
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Examples of "nehemiah" in Sentences
- Not to mention the book of Nehemiah.
- Nehemiah was governor for twelve years.
- Nehemiah's exegesis is tendentious and questionable.
- Nehemiah Gibson was a president and later a director of the bank.
- Nehemiah ONLY calls for the repairing of the walls and the gates.
- The project was defeated by the vigilance and prudence of Nehemiah.
- A common mistake is that the moshav is called after the prophet Nehemiah.
- Nehemiah assembled a public hearing and contended with the nobles of Judah.
- In that year another distinguished personage, Nehemiah, appears on the scene.
- Nehemiah prepared to meet the opposition and continued the work on the walls.
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