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Neziah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5335

נְצִיחַ

ne.tsi.ach — Neziah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.54 § Neziah = "pre-eminent" head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel

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Historical dictionary entry

Victory; pure, Ezra 2:54; Neh. 7:56.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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