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This book closes the history of the Old Testament. Malachi the prophet was contemporary with Nehemiah.
•NEHILOTH only in the title of Psalm 5. It is probably derived from a root meaning “to bore,” “perforate,” and hence denotes perforated wind instruments of all kinds. The psalm may be thus regarded as addressed to the conductor of the temple choir which played on flutes and such-like instruments.
•NEHUSHTA copper, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem, and the wife of Jehoiakin (2 Kings 24:8), king of Judah.