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Nehelamite
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
The name given to a false prophet Shemaiah, who went with the captives to Babylon (Jer. 29:24, 31, 32). The origin of the name is unknown. It is rendered in the marg, “dreamer.”
Scripture references
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
NEHEL'AMITE, an appellative of Shemaiah, Jer 29:24, 1 Chr 24:31, Jud 1:32, and translated in the margin "dreamer." As no town of Nehelam is known, it is possible the appellation is meant as a play on the "dreamers" whom Jeremiah denounces.
Scripture references
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
dreamer; vale; brook
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
NEHEL'AMITE, an appellative of Shemaiah, Jer 29:24, 1 Chr 24:31, Jud 1:32, and translated in the margin "dreamer." As no town of Nehelam is known, it is possible the appellation is meant as a play on the "dreamers" whom Jeremiah denounces.