Nehemiah (9 Occurrences)

... (2.) Nehemiah 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Nehemiah 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nehemiah.htm - 24k

Ezra-nehemiah

Ezra-nehemiah. << Ezranehemiah, Ezra-nehemiah. Ezra's >>. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia EZRA-NEHEMIAH. Contents 1. Name. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ezra-nehemiah.htm - 22k

Bani (15 Occurrences)

... (4.) A Levite who was prominent in the reforms on the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 8:7; 9:4, 5). His ... (6) Son of Bani, a Levite and builder (Nehemiah 3:17). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bani.htm - 13k

Section (22 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Nehemiah 3:2 Next to him built the men of Jericho. ... (See NIV). Nehemiah 3:4 Next to them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/section.htm - 14k

Amariah (14 Occurrences)

... (5.) One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:15). (6.) Zephaniah 1:1. (7.) Nehemiah 11:4. (8.) Nehemiah 10:3. (9.) Ezra 10:42. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amariah.htm - 14k

Sanballat (10 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanballat.htm - 14k

Sherebiah (8 Occurrences)

... Flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem (Ezra 8:17, 18, 24-30; Nehemiah 8:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sherebiah.htm - 11k

Shecaniah (10 Occurrences)

... (3.) Ezra 10:2-4. (4.) The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:29). (5.) The father-in-law of Tobiah (Nehemiah 6:18). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shecaniah.htm - 12k

Kadmiel (8 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Before God; ie, his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Nehemiah 9:4; 10:9; 12:8). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kadmiel.htm - 10k

Shemai'ah (38 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 3:29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. ... (See RSV). Nehemiah 10:8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah. These were the priests. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shemai'ah.htm - 16k

Associates (26 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 4:2 He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? ...Nehemiah 12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/associates.htm - 14k

Seraiah (18 Occurrences)

... (5.) Ezra 2:2. (6.) Father of Ezra the scribe (7:1). (7.) A ruler of the temple (Nehemiah 11:11). (8.) A priest of the days of Jehoiakim (Nehemiah 12:1, 12). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seraiah.htm - 17k

Zerub'babel (23 Occurrences)

... RSV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zerub'babel.htm - 13k

Angle (19 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 3:19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, a second piece over against the going up to the armoury at the angle. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/angle.htm - 14k

Shebaniah (7 Occurrences)

... (2.) Another Levite (Nehemiah 9:4, 5). (3.) A priest (Nehemiah 10:12). (4.) A Levite (Nehemiah 10:4). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHEBANIAH. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shebaniah.htm - 10k

Shephatiah (13 Occurrences)

... (5) A son of King Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 21:2). (6) A family, 372 of whom returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:4 Nehemiah 7:9); 80 more males of this family ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephatiah.htm - 12k

Storerooms (10 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 10:37 and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our wave offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and the oil ... biblethesaurus.org/s/storerooms.htm - 9k

Sanbal'lat (10 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 2:10 And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanbal'lat.htm - 9k

Cupbearer (10 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah filled this office to the king of Persia (Nehemiah 1:11). We read also of Solomon's cup-bearers (1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chronicles 9:4). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cupbearer.htm - 12k

Singers (41 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 7:1 Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, (WEB KJV JPS ... biblethesaurus.org/s/singers.htm - 23k

Zaccur (10 Occurrences)

... (4.) Son of Imri (Nehemiah 3:2). (5.) A Levite (Nehemiah 10:12). (6.) The son of Mattaniah (Nehemiah 13:13). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZACCUR. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zaccur.htm - 11k

Baanah (10 Occurrences)

... (3) Returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem; a leader and one who sealed the covenant (Ezra 2:2 Nehemiah 7:7; Nehemiah 10:27). See BAANA (4). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baanah.htm - 10k

Adin (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Effeminate. (1.) Ezra 8:6. (2.) Nehemiah 10:16. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ADIN. a'-din (`adhin, "adorned ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adin.htm - 9k

Awful (20 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 1:5 and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love ... biblethesaurus.org/a/awful.htm - 12k

Contributions (19 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 10:37 and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our wave offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and the oil ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contributions.htm - 12k

Serai'ah (18 Occurrences)

... RSV). Ezra 2:2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The ... biblethesaurus.org/s/serai'ah.htm - 11k

Shelemiah (10 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39. (2.) The father of Hananiah (Nehemiah 3:30). (3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shelemiah.htm - 12k

Settlements (27 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 11:25 As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, and in Dibon and its towns, and in ... biblethesaurus.org/s/settlements.htm - 13k

Azari'ah (46 Occurrences)

... of Meraioth, (See RSV). Nehemiah 3:23 After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah ... biblethesaurus.org/a/azari'ah.htm - 18k

Vine-gardens (41 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 5:3 And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vine-gardens.htm - 19k

Shemaiah (40 Occurrences)

... (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Nehemiah 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:37). (4.) A priest (Nehemiah 12:42). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shemaiah.htm - 29k

Chambers (68 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 10:37 and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our wave offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and the oil ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chambers.htm - 30k

Zerubbabel (25 Occurrences)

... of the Babylonian name Zeru-Babili, "seed of Babylon"; Zorobabel): 1. Name: Is commonly called the son of Shealtiel (Ezra 3:2, 8; Ezra 5:2 Nehemiah 12:1 Haggai ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zerubbabel.htm - 20k

Akkub (8 Occurrences)

... 45). (2.) A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chronicles 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/akkub.htm - 10k

Asaph (47 Occurrences)

... (3.) The "keeper of the king's forest," to whom Nehemiah requested from Artaxerxes a ...Nehemiah 7:44 The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asaph.htm - 24k

Berechiah (12 Occurrences)

... (6) The father of Meshullam the builder (Nehemiah 3:4, 30; Nehemiah 6:18). ...Nehemiah 3:4 Next to them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berechiah.htm - 12k

Bigvai (4 Occurrences)

... big'-va-i (bighway; Baogei, Bagoua): (1) The head of one of the families who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 Nehemiah 7:7), having a large ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bigvai.htm - 8k

Builders (24 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 3:3 The sons of Hassenaah were the builders of the fish doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods. (BBE). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/builders.htm - 13k

Castle (26 Occurrences)

... 1 Chronicles 11:7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. (KJV WBS). Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/castle.htm - 15k

Contended (24 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Nehemiah 5:7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, You exact usury, everyone of his brother. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contended.htm - 13k

Admonished (16 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 9:26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and killed your prophets that testified ... biblethesaurus.org/a/admonished.htm - 11k

Shabbethai (3 Occurrences)

... Sabbath-born, a Levite who assisted in expounding the law and investigating into the illegal marriages of the Jews (Ezra 10:15; Nehemiah 8:7; 11:16). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shabbethai.htm - 9k

Sepulchers (15 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 2:3 And said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lieth ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sepulchers.htm - 11k

Shechaniah (8 Occurrences)

... of Ezra who supported him in his opposition to foreign marriages (Ezra 10:2). (6) The father of Shemaiah, "the keeper of the east gate" (Nehemiah 3:29). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shechaniah.htm - 10k

Sepulchres (17 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 2:3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sepulchres.htm - 12k

Shammua (6 Occurrences)

... (3.) A Levite under Nehemiah (11:17). ... In 1 Chronicles 3:5 he is called "Shimea." (3) A Levite (Nehemiah 11:17); he is called "Shemaiah" in 1 Chronicles 9:16. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shammua.htm - 9k

Servants (763 Occurrences)

... with Zerubbabel from Babylonia to Jerusalem in 537 BC, pursuant to the decree of Cyrus; they are mentioned 5 times (Ezra 2:55, 58 parallel Nehemiah 7:57, 60 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/servants.htm - 43k

Ascent (32 Occurrences)

... elsewhere. (4) In the Revised Version (British and American) Ezekiel 40:31, 34, 37 Nehemiah 12:37, of a flight of steps, stairs. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ascent.htm - 21k

Bars (50 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 3:3 The fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bars.htm - 22k

Scribe (55 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 8:1 All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scribe.htm - 27k

Artaxerxes (14 Occurrences)

... Jerusalem, was probably Longimanus, who reigned for forty years (BC 464-425); the grandson of Darius, who, fourteen years later, permitted Nehemiah to return ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artaxerxes.htm - 16k

Strengthened (113 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS). Nehemiah 2:18 I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/strengthened.htm - 37k

Zechari'ah (51 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zechari'ah.htm - 20k

Beth-zur (4 Occurrences)

... the god Zur"): (1) Mentioned (Joshua 15:58) as near Halhul and Gedor in the hill country of Judah; fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:7). In Nehemiah 3:16 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-zur.htm - 8k

Citadel (20 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citadel.htm - 13k

Adaiah (8 Occurrences)

... His great-great-grandson Maaseiah resided in Jerusalem after Nehemiah had rehabilitated the city (Nehemiah 11:5). (6) One of the men of Israel, not a priest or ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adaiah.htm - 10k

Attentive (18 Occurrences)

... Same Hebrew word as "attend," and is used particularly in prayers (Psalm 130:2 Nehemiah 1:6). "Very attentive" (Luke 19:48) is a paraphrase for what is ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attentive.htm - 12k

Anathoth (16 Occurrences)

... Jeremiah 1:1; 11:21-23; 29:27; 32:7-9). It suffered greatly from the army of Sennacherib, and only 128 men returned to it from the Exile (Nehemiah 7:27; Ezra ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anathoth.htm - 14k

Storehouses (23 Occurrences)

... are: In Deuteronomy 28:8, the Revised Version (British and American) has "barns" ('acamim); in 1 Chronicles 27:25, "treasures" ('otsroth); in Nehemiah 12:25 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/storehouses.htm - 15k

Korahites (7 Occurrences)

... of the genealogical list as in 1 Chronicles 9. More interesting, however, than the fighting Korahites who claimed succession from Moses to Nehemiah, are the ... biblethesaurus.org/k/korahites.htm - 20k

Shallum (27 Occurrences)

... He lived in 1300 BC (4) A son of Kore, a porter of the sanctuary during the reign of David (1 Chronicles 9:17, 19, 31 Ezra 2:42 Nehemiah 7:45). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shallum.htm - 22k

Shushan (19 Occurrences)

... Here Daniel saw one of his visions (Dan. 8); and here also Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1) began his public life. ...Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shushan.htm - 21k

Charges (58 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 5:6 I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. ...Nehemiah 12:9 and Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, 'are' over-against them in charges. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/charges.htm - 22k

Sons (2429 Occurrences)

... of the genealogical list as in 1 Chronicles 9. More interesting, however, than the fighting Korahites who claimed succession from Moses to Nehemiah, are the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sons.htm - 65k

Zanoah (5 Occurrences)

... It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Nehemiah 11:30). ... The Jews reoccupied the place after the exile (Nehemiah 11:30). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zanoah.htm - 9k

Zattu (5 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Id., one whose descendants returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:8; Nehemiah 7:13); probably the same as Zatthu. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zattu.htm - 8k

Zidkijah (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The Lord is righteous, one who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:1). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZID-KIJAH. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zidkijah.htm - 7k

Zichri (12 Occurrences)

... Kohath (Exodus 6:21, where some the King James Version editions read wrongly, "Zithri"); (b) an Asaphite (1 Chronicles 9:15), called "Zabdi" in Nehemiah 11:17 ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zichri.htm - 12k

Ashdod (21 Occurrences)

... condition (Zechariah 9:6). It continued to be inhabited, however, for we find the Jews intermarried with them after the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 13:23, 24 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashdod.htm - 17k

King's (375 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 25:4 Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 52:7 (fundamentally the same passage), in connection with the flight of Zedekiah from Jerusalem; and again in Nehemiah 3:15 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/king's.htm - 46k

Broughtest (17 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 9:7 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham; (KJV ... biblethesaurus.org/b/broughtest.htm - 11k

Bilshan (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Son of the tongue; ie, "eloquent", a man of some note who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bilshan.htm - 8k

Bunni (3 Occurrences)

... BUNNI. bun'-i (bunni, buni, bunni; compare BANI): (1) A Levite (Nehemiah 9:4). The repetition of Bani's name in this passage is probably a scribal error. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bunni.htm - 8k

Calendar

... The names given in the table are not all found in the Bible, as the months are usually referred to by number, but we find Nican in Nehemiah 2:1 and Esther 3:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/calendar.htm - 13k

Contributed (13 Occurrences)

... and five hundred oxen. (See NAS). Nehemiah 7:70 Some from among the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contributed.htm - 10k

Azmaveth (8 Occurrences)

... (3.) A town in the tribe of Judah, near Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:29; Ezra 2:24). (4.) 1 Chronicles 8:36. Int. ... It corresponds to Beth-azmaveth (Nehemiah 7:28). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/azmaveth.htm - 10k

Abandon (31 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 9:19 yet you in your manifold mercies didn't forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud didn't depart from over them by day, to lead them in ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abandon.htm - 15k

Attharates

... a-thar'-a-tez: A title assigned to Nehemiah, probably by a later editor (Nehemiah 8:9). The Septuagint omits the title; the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attharates.htm - 6k

Azbuk (1 Occurrence)

... AZBUK. az'-buk `azbuk: The father of a certain Nehemiah-not the great governor of the same name, though a contemporary (Nehemiah 3:16). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/azbuk.htm - 7k

Awesome (47 Occurrences)

...Nehemiah 1:5 and said, I beg you, Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep ... biblethesaurus.org/a/awesome.htm - 20k