International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ne-hel'-a-mit, (ha-
necheldmi): The designation of Shemaiah, a false prophet who
opposed Jeremiah (Jeremiah 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 James Version margin "dreamer." LANGUAGES
OF THE OLD TESTAMENT I. THE SEMITIC LANGUAGES 1. Members of
Semitic Family 2. The Name Hebrew 3. Old Hebrew Literature II.
HISTORY OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE 1. Oldest Form of Language 2. The
Hebrew of the Old Testament 3. Its Uniformity 4. The Cause
Thereof 5. Differences Due to Age 6. Differences of Style 7.
Foreign Influences 8. Poetry and Prose 9. Home of the Hebrew
Language 10. Its Antiquity 11. When Hebrew Became a Dead
Language III. CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS OF HEBREW 1. Characteristic
Sounds 2. Letters Representing Two Sounds 3. Consonants
Representing Vowels 4. The Syllable 5. Three-