How many times is Nehemiah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Nehemiah appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Nehemiah 8 times.
Nehemiah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Nehemiah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 8 |
What the name Nehemiah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Nehemiah as "consolation; repentance of the Lord".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Nehemiah
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
Common questions
How many times is Nehemiah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 8 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Nehemiah appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Nehemiah has the most (7), then Ezra (1).
Where is Nehemiah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Ezra 2:2: "Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:" The last is Nehemiah 12:47.
What does the name Nehemiah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Nehemiah as "consolation; repentance of the Lord".
Nehemiah is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 13 chapters, 406 verses and reading time.
More word counts: Amos, Tamar, Jonadab, Agag, Baal, Molech, Chemosh, Belial, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.