International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Neginah; Neginoth

ne-ge'-na (Ps 61the King James Version, title), ne-ge'-noth, neg'-i-noth (Ps 4the King James Version, title).SeeMUSIC;PSALMS.

110

Nehelamite, The

ne-hel'-a-mit, (ha-necheldmi): The designation of Shemaiah, a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer 29:24,31,32). The word means "dweller of Nehelam," but no such place-name i...

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Nehemiah

ne-he-mi'-a, ne-hem-i'-a (nechemyah, "comforted of Yah"):1. Family2. Youth3. King's Cupbearer4. Governor of Judea5. DeathLITERATURENehemiah, the son of Hacaliah, is the Jewish p...

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Nehemiah, Book Of

See EZRA-NEHEMIAH.

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Nehemias

ne-he-mi'-as: Greek form of the Hebrew Nehemiah.(1) Neemias, one of the leaders of the return under Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:8) equals "Nehemiah" ofEzr 2:2;Ne 7:7.(2) Neemias, Cod...

114

Nehiloth

ne-hil'-oth, ne'-hi-loth (Ps 5, title). SeeMUSIC.

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Nehum

ne'-hum (nechum): One of the twelve heads of the people who returned with Zerubbabel (Ne 7:7). In the parallel passage (Ezr 2:2), the name appears asREHUM(which see), and in 1 E...

116

Nehushta

ne-hush'-ta (nechushta'): Mother of King Jehoiachin (2Ki 24:8). She was the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. After the fall of the city she was exiled with her son and his cou...

117

Nehushtan

ne-hush'-tan (nechushtan; compare nechosheth, "brass," and nachash, "serpent"):1. Traditional Interpretation:The word occurs but once, namely, in2Ki 18:4. In the account there g...

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Neiel

ne`i'-el (ne`i'el; Codex Vaticanus Inael; Codex Alexandrinus Aniel): A town on the boundary between Zebulun and Asher mentioned between Jiftah-el and Cabul (Jos 19:27). It may b...

119

Neigh

na (tsahal, "to cry aloud," "neigh"): Figuratively used to indicate lustful desire (Jer 5:8; compare Jer 13:29).

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Neighbor

na'-ber (rea`, `amith, "friend," qarobh, shakhen; ho plesion, "near" geiton, (compare 2 Macc 6:8; 9:25), "inhabitant"; Latin proximus (2 Esdras 15:19), civis (2 Esdras 9:45; 10:...

121

Nekeb

ne'-keb: This name occurs only in combination with "Adami" ('adhami ha-neqebh, "Adami of the pass"); Septuagint reads the names of two places: kai Arme kai Nabok (B); kai Armai ...

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Nekoda

ne-ko'-da (neqodha'):(1) Head of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:48;Ne 7:50; compare /RAPC 1Es 5:31).(2) Head of a family which failed to prove its Israelite descent (Ezr 2:60;Ne 7:...

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Nekodan

ne-ko'-dan (Nekodan; the Revised Version margin "Nekoda"; the King James Version Necodan):(1) Head of a family which returned from exile, but "could not show their families nor ...

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Nemuel

nem'-u-el, ne-mu'-el (nemu'el):ould not show their families nor their stock" (1 Esdras 5:37) equals "Nekoda" ofEzr 2:60;Ne 7:62.(1) A Reubenite, brother of Dathan and Abiram (Nu...

125

Nemuelites

nem'-u-el-its, ne-mu'-el-its (ha-nemu'eli).See NEMUEL, (2).

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Nephea

ne-fe'-a.SeeMUSIC.

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Nepheg

ne'-feg (nephegh, "sprout," "shoot"):(1) Son of Izhar, and brother of Korah of the famous trio, Korah, Dathan and Abiram (Ex 6:21).(2) A son of David (2Sa 5:15;1Ch 3:7;14:6).

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Nephew

nef'-u, nev'-u.See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.

129

Nephi

ne'-fi.SeeNEPHTHAI.

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Nephilim

nef'-i-lim (nephilim): This word, translated "giants" in the King James Version, but retained in the Revised Version (British and American), is found in two passages of the Old ...

131

Nephis

ne'-fis.SeeNIPHIS.

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Nephish; Nephisim; Nephishesim; Nephusim

ne'-fish, ne-fi'-sim, ne-fish'-e-sim, ne-fusim (nephicim, nephucim): The former is the Kethibh (Hebrew: "written") form of the name adopted in the Revised Version (British and A...

133

Nephthai

nef'-thi, nef'-tha-i.SeeNEPHTHAR.

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Nephthalim

nef'-tha-lim (Mt 4:13): The Greek form ofNAPHTALI(which see).

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Nephthar; Nephthai

nef'-thar (Nephthar; Codex Alexandrinus and Swete, Nephthar, the King James Version and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Naphthar), (Nephthai, al. Nephthaei, Fritzsc...