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."
dreamer; vale; brook ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (J...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary