Nehemiah 1:1
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
הָיָה
I was
Expand ↓
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
tap to close ↑
בֵּן
the son of
Expand ↓
בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
tap to close ↑
נְחֶמְיָה
Nehemiah
Expand ↓
נְחֶמְיָה
Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites
tap to close ↑
שָׁנֶה
year
Expand ↓
שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
tap to close ↑
עֶשְׂרִים
twenty
Expand ↓
עֶשְׂרִים
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
tap to close ↑
כִּסְלֵו
Kislev
Expand ↓
כִּסְלֵו
Kisleu, the 9th Hebrew month
tap to close ↑
חֲכַלְיָה
Hacaliah
Expand ↓
חֲכַלְיָה
Chakaljah, an Israelite
tap to close ↑