חָלַם (châlam) — Dream
Hebrew word study: חָלַם (châlam), Strong's H2492. properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
KJV translation words: (cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.
Strong's H2492 is tagged on 29 words in 25 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 28:12 and last appears in Joel 2:28.
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Verses (all 25)
- Genesis 28:12 — וַיַּחֲלֹם — and he dreamed
- Genesis 37:5 — וַיַּחֲלֹם — and he dreamed
- Genesis 37:6 — חָלָמְתִּי — I have dreamed
- Genesis 37:9 — וַיַּחֲלֹם — and he dreamed
- Genesis 37:10 — חָלָמְתָּ — you have dreamed
- Genesis 40:5 — וַיַּחַלְמוּ — and they dreamed
- Genesis 40:8 — חָלַמְנוּ — we dreamed
- Genesis 41:1 — חֹלֵם — was dreaming
- Genesis 41:5 — וַיַּחֲלֹם — and he dreamed
- Genesis 41:11 — וַנַּחַלְמָה — and we dreamed
- Genesis 41:15 — חָלַמְתִּי — I have dreamed
- Genesis 42:9 — חָלַם — he had dreamed
- Deuteronomy 13:1 — חֹלֵם — a dreamer of
- Deuteronomy 13:3 — חוֹלֵם — the dreamer of
- Deuteronomy 13:5 — חֹלֵם — the dreamer of
- Judges 7:13 — חָלַמְתִּי — I have dreamed
- Job 39:4 — יַחְלְמוּ — they become strong
- Psalms 126:1 — כְּחֹלְמִים — like those who dream
- Isaiah 29:8 — יַחֲלֹם — he dreams
- Isaiah 38:16 — וְתַחֲלִימֵנִי — and may you restore to health me
- Jeremiah 23:25 — חָלַמְתִּי — I have dreamed
- Jeremiah 29:8 — מַחְלְמִים — are dreaming
- Daniel 2:1 — חָלַם — he dreamed
- Daniel 2:3 — חָלָמְתִּי — I have dreamed
- Joel 2:28 — יַחֲלֹמוּן — they will dream
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H306 אַחְלָמָה (ʼachlâmâh), H2472 חֲלוֹם (chălôwm), H2493 חֵלֶם (chêlem), H2494 חֵלֶם (Chêlem), H2495 חַלָּמוּת (challâmûwth), H2496 חַלָּמִישׁ (challâmîysh), H5161 נֶחֱלָמִי (Nechĕlâmîy).
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Frequently asked questions
What does châlam (H2492) mean?
Properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream.
How is H2492 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2492 as: (cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover..
How often does חָלַם (châlam) appear?
Strong's H2492 is tagged on 29 words in 25 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 28:12 and last appears in Joel 2:28.
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