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.”
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Person
Nehelamite
Name meaning: dreamer; vale; brook (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (Jeremiah 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.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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