נְחֶמְיָה
ne.chem.yah
Nehemiah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Explored# Nehemiah (H5166) Based on the lexical data provided, נְחֶמְיָה (Nehemiah) is a Hebrew proper noun occurring once in the biblical text. As a name rather than a common word, its significance lies in its referential function—it identifies a specific individual rather than conveying meaning through semantic components. The single occurrence in the biblical corpus indicates this entry likely marks a particular textual instance of this well-known historical figure's name. The limited occurrence data suggests this lexicon entry captures only one attestation of the name, though the historical Nehemiah appears multiple times throughout the biblical record. This discrepancy between the single entry and the figure's broader biblical presence indicates that lexical databases sometimes record specific instances rather than complete aggregate counts. Without additional contextual information from the lexicon data itself—such as the verse reference, grammatical role, or any etymological analysis—the analytical scope remains constrained to acknowledging that this represents a proper noun functioning as a personal identifier in Hebrew biblical literature.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text