Neziah

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

NEZIAH . The name of a family of Nethinim ( Ezra 2:54 , Nehemiah 7:66 ); called in 1Es 5:32 Nasi or Nasith (the latter form in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Nezi'ah. (pre-eminent). The descendants of Neziah were among the Nethinim, who returned with Zerubbabel, Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56. (B.C.536).

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

We read of the children of this man, Ezra 2:54. His name is a compound of Ne and Jab, from Netzac, victorious.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Ancestor of some Nethinim who returned from exile. Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

Ezra 2:54Nehemiah 7:56

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ezra 2:54Nehemiah 7:56

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Netsi'ach, נְצַיחִ , illustrious; Sept. Νασθιέ . Ezra 2:54; Νισειά, Nehemiah 7:56; v. r. Νεθιέ, Νισιά; Vulg. Nasia), the father of a family of Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56). B.C. 536.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

nḗ - zı̄´a ( נציח , necı̄aḥ ): The head of a family of Nethinim ( Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56 ), called in 1 Esdras 5:32, "Nasi" (the King James Version and the Revised Version margin "Nasith").