Word Study · Strong's H2493 · Hebrew
חֵלֶם
chelem
khay'-lem
Strong's 1890 spelling: chêlem
“a dream”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a dream
Rendered in the KJV as
dream.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- חֶלְמָ֣א3
- חֶלְמָ֥א3
- חֶלְמָ֛א2
- חֶלְמָ֤א2
- חֶלְמָ֖א2
- וְחֶלְמָ֗א1
- וְחֶלְמָ֖א1
- חֵ֥לֶם1
- חֵ֣לֶם1
- חֶלְמָא֩1
- חֶלְמָא֙1
- חֶלְמָ֔א1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- dream the14
- a dream2
- and dream the2
- [was] dream the1
- dream my1
- dream your1
- dreams1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)15
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2
- noun · masculine or feminine singular2
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcbsd/Ta · 15
- AC/Ncbsd/Ta · 2
- ANcbsa · 2
- ANcbsc/Sp1bs · 1
- ANcbsc/Sp2ms · 1
- ANcmpa · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel22 occurrences
- Daniel 2:4חֶלְמָ֛אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”here: dream the
- Daniel 2:5חֶלְמָ֣אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.here: dream the
- Daniel 2:6חֶלְמָ֤אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”here: dream the
- Daniel 2:6חֶלְמָ֥אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”here: dream the
- Daniel 2:7חֶלְמָ֛אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”here: dream the
- Daniel 2:9חֶלְמָא֩chelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”here: dream the
- Daniel 2:9חֶלְמָא֙chelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”here: dream the
- Daniel 2:26חֶלְמָ֥אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”here: dream the
- Daniel 2:28חֶלְמָ֨ךְchelmakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBut there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:here: dream your
- Daniel 2:36חֶלְמָ֔אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.here: [was] dream the
- Daniel 2:45חֶלְמָ֖אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”here: dream the
- Daniel 4:5חֵ֥לֶםchelemnoun · masculine or feminine singularI had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.here: a dream
- Daniel 4:6חֶלְמָ֖אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.here: dream the
- Daniel 4:7וְחֶלְמָ֗אvechelma'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.here: and dream the
- Daniel 4:8וְחֶלְמָ֖אvechelma'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:here: and dream the
- Daniel 4:9חֶלְמִ֧יchelminoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.here: dream my
- Daniel 4:18חֶלְמָ֣אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”here: dream the
- Daniel 4:19חֶלְמָ֤אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!here: dream the
- Daniel 4:19חֶלְמָ֥אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!here: dream the
- Daniel 5:12חֶלְמִין֩chelminnoun · masculine pluraldid this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”here: dreams
- Daniel 7:1חֵ֣לֶםchelemnoun · masculine or feminine singularIn the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.here: a dream
- Daniel 7:1חֶלְמָ֣אchelma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.here: dream the
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