נֶחֱלָמִי

ne.che.la.miNounH5161

Nehelam

From: apparently a patronymic from an unused name (apparently passive participle of H2492 (חָלַם)); dreamed;

Short Definition

a Nechelamite, or descendant of Nechlam

Full Lexicon Entry

Someone descended from Nehel(?), first mentioned at § 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--PG

DescriptionN:N--PG

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
3

Key Passages

  • Jeremiah 29:24
  • Jeremiah 29:31
  • Jeremiah 29:32

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