Someone descended from Nehel(?), first mentioned at Jer.29.24 § Nehelamite = "he of the dream" the designation of a false prophet Shemaiah taken into captivity to Babylon; name is formed from his native place or his progenitor
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H5161 — נֶחֱלָמִי
ne.che.la.mi · Nehelam · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Jeremiah 29:24 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יYou are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite thatJeremiah 29:31 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑י“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,Jeremiah 29:32 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.’”