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Neziah
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Neziah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time
conqueror; strong
conqueror; strong
Hebrew
Strongs #05335: xyun n@tsiyach
Neziah = "pre-eminent"1) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile with Zerubbabel
5335 ntsiyach nets-ee'-akh
from 5329; conspicuous; Netsiach, a Temple-servant:-Neziah.
see HEBREW for 05329
NEZIAH [SMITH]
(pre-eminent). The descendants of Neziah were among the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56) (B.C.536.)NEZIAH [ISBE]
NEZIAH - ne-zi'-a (netsiach): The head of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:54; Neh 7:56), called in 1 Esdras 5:32, "Nasi" (the King James Version and the Revised Version margin "Nasith").