Nehelamite
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah
the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell
among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I
will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught
rebellion against the LORD....
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Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD
concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath
prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to
trust in a lie:...
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[Thus] shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite,
saying,...
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ne-hel'-a-mit, (ha-necheldmi): The designation of Shemaiah, a
false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer 29:24,31,32). The word
means "dweller of Nehelam," but no such place-name is found in
the Old Testament. Its etymology, however, suggests a
connection with the Hebrew chalam, "to dream," and this has
given rise to the rendering of the King Jam...
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the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who
went with the captivity to Babylon. Jer 29:24,31,32 The name
is no doubt formed from that either of Shemaiah's native place
or the progenitor of his family which of the two is uncertain....
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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."...
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A title from the father or the country, Shemaiah (Jeremiah
29:24; Jeremiah 29:31-32). Halam means a "dream"; Jeremiah
glances at the "dreamer" scornfully (Jeremiah 29:8)....
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