Bible Person

Neziah

Meaning: conqueror; strong · Male · 2 cross references

Neziah is a Nethinim family or servant-house name preserved in the returnee lists of Ezra and Nehemiah. It belongs to the service communities that help sustain temple life after exile. First appears in Ezra 2:54.1

AI summary: Neziah matters because the cross references place the name among the temple-servant groups whose practical labor undergirds the restored community's worship. Such entries broaden the story of return by preserving the many households whose work made sacred life possible. Taken together, the material presents Neziah as a servant-house within the operational fabric of restoration.1

Central Figure

Neziah

Meaning: conqueror; strong

Victory; pure, Ezra 2:54; Neh.