Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9992 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

nehemiahsnehemiah's

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 294 times in 183 works
Consistency: 100% (294 of 294)
Reach if approved: ~309 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: nehemiah's
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 294 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (294 changes in 183 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 294)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… and therefore they were certaine that they prayed according to his will. This was NehemiahsNehemiah's ground in his prayer for the reparation of Ierusalem. Remember, I beseech thee, the …
With rule
… and therefore they were certaine that they prayed according to his will. This was NehemiahsNehemiah's ground in his prayer for the reparation of Ierusalem. Remember, I beseech thee, the …
Edward Reynolds · Three Treatises · p. 364 · Open in the reader
Printed
5 NehemiahsNehemiah's Prayer.
With rule
5 NehemiahsNehemiah's Prayer.
George Wither · The Songs of the Old Testament Translated into English Measures · Open in the reader
Printed
The Nobles of Iudah ſhall not eſcape NehemiahsNehemiah's check, no more then the reſt that trod in the ſteps of their godleſſe …
With rule
The Nobles of Iudah ſhall not eſcape NehemiahsNehemiah's check, no more then the reſt that trod in the ſteps of their godleſſe …
Cornelius Burges · The Fire of the Sanctuary Newly Uncovered · p. 130 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Letter, for Timber to build the Wall, and the word of Princely leave for NehemiahsNehemiah's going up to ſettle the Order; ſo that from the words firſt going forth …
With rule
… Letter, for Timber to build the Wall, and the word of Princely leave for NehemiahsNehemiah's going up to ſettle the Order; ſo that from the words firſt going forth …
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 31 · Open in the reader
Printed
… authority. As Pharoah ſaid, they would rebell againſt him; and ſo they ſaid in NehemiahsNehemiah's time Juſt in Martyr and Tertullian, were fain to make apologies for the Chriſtians …
With rule
… authority. As Pharoah ſaid, they would rebell againſt him; and ſo they ſaid in NehemiahsNehemiah's time Juſt in Martyr and Tertullian, were fain to make apologies for the Chriſtians …
Jeremiah Burroughs · The Excellency of Holy Courage in Evil Times · p. 17 · Open in the reader
Printed
V. 10. who was shut up] As though he prayed to God for NehemiahsNehemiah's preservation, but intending to deceive him: or, he shewed by his own carriage what …
With rule
V. 10. who was shut up] As though he prayed to God for NehemiahsNehemiah's preservation, but intending to deceive him: or, he shewed by his own carriage what …
John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſtroke him into an agony, and cauſed his ſweate to be turned into blood. NehemiahsNehemiah's ardency ſo changed his countenance, as the King obſerued it.
With rule
… ſtroke him into an agony, and cauſed his ſweate to be turned into blood. NehemiahsNehemiah's ardency ſo changed his countenance, as the King obſerued it.
William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · p. 441 · Open in the reader
Printed
… good king Iosias zeale, for the Lords dishonor among the Priests: Such as was NehemiahsNehemiah's zeale when he heard the people speake halfe Hebrew, halfe Ashdod, halfe Sur, halfe …
With rule
… good king Iosias zeale, for the Lords dishonor among the Priests: Such as was NehemiahsNehemiah's zeale when he heard the people speake halfe Hebrew, halfe Ashdod, halfe Sur, halfe …
William Loe · Come and See the Bliss of Brightest Beauty · p. 42 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.