Neziah
נְצִיחַ · ne.tsi.ach · H5335“conqueror; strong” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in Ezra (1)
Who he was
Neziah was the ancestor of a family of temple servants (also known as Nethinim) who returned to Judah from the Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56). The temple servants assisted the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. Neziah's descendants were among those who settled in Jerusalem after the return (Nehemiah 11:21).
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Ezra 1 mention
Nehemiah 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Victory; pure, Ezra 2:54; Neh. 7:56.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain