נְחֶמְיָ֣ה
𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤄
Nechemeyah
Nehemiah
A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has comforted' or 'comforted by Yahweh.' Used as the name of several Israelite men in the Hebrew Bible, most prominently the Nehemiah who served as official and governor during the Persian period. The name signifies divine comfort or consolation and carries an implicit relationship between the bearer and the deity Yahweh.
Nehemiah 8:9 · Word #2
Lexicon H5166
| Lemma | נְחֶמְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Nechemeyah |
| Strong's | H5166 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has comforted' or 'comforted by Yahweh.' Used as the name of several Israelite men in the Hebrew Bible, most prominently the Nehemiah who served as official and governor during the Persian period. The name signifies divine comfort or consolation and carries an implicit relationship between the bearer and the deity Yahweh. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Nehemiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5166-01
Yahweh-has-comforted
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name; formed from verbal root נחם with the theophoric suffix יָהּ (Yah). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root נחם (to comfort, console) with the theophoric suffix יָהּ (Yah), expressing a declarative statement about Yahweh’s action. Rendering it as "Yahweh-has-comforted" preserves both the verbal root sense and the divine element embedded in the morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Nechemeyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yahweh-has-comforted |