A name from Scripture
Nehemiah
nee-uh-MY-uh
Meaning
The LORD comforts
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Nehemiah
What it points to
Nehemiah's name — 'the LORD comforts' — expressed itself through rebuilding. His life teaches that God's comfort is not passive but active — it empowers us to rebuild what is broken and restore what has been lost.
Verses · King James Version
“And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?”
Nehemiah 6:3
“The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build.”
Nehemiah 2:20