Nehemiah 10:2 Commentary: Rashi

וְעַ֖ל הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים נְחֶמְיָ֧ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֖ה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃

Now those that set their seal were: Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah;

Rashi on Nehemiah

And signed thereon He now proceeds to enumerate the signatories on the testimonial document of the acceptance of the commandments.
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Rashi on Nehemiah

Nehemiah Hattirshatha It is one name, and this is what I explained (Ezra 2:63) that [the name] Hattirshatha refers to Nehemiah. And why was he called Hattirshatha? Because the Sages permitted him to drink wine of gentiles, because he was the butler of the king.
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