Meaning and Origin
What does the name Nehemiah mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Philippines, the name Nehemiah is of Hebrew origin and means "God's comfort".
- A user from Ohio, U.S. says the name Nehemiah is of African origin and means "God's builder".
- A user from Tanzania, United Republic of says the name Nehemiah is of Hebrew origin and means "Son of GOD".
- A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Nehemiah is of English origin and means "gift of god".
- 2 submissions from the United States and South Africa agree the name Nehemiah means "Holy" and is of Hebrew origin.
- A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Nehemiah means "comfort".
- An Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).
- 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.
- Synonym: Neh. (abbreviation)
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.