Bible Dictionary
Nahamaai
Nahamaai was one of the prominent men who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua.
Definition
Nahamaai was a prominent man among those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. His name is explained as meaning “merciful.”
Biblical Usage
Nahamaai appears in the postexilic list of returnees recorded in Nehemiah 7:7.
Historical Background
The return from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua is dated in the supplied material to about 536 B.C.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(merciful), a chief man among those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. (Nehemiah 7:7) (B.C. 536.)