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 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יConcerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,Jeremiah 29:31 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יSend to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus says Yahweh concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I didn’t send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie;Jeremiah 29:32 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮therefore thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed; he shall not have a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he see the good that I will do to my people, says Yahweh, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh.