חָלַ֥ם
𐤇𐤋𐤌
chalam
had dreamed
a primitive root; properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream; (cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.
H2492
Daniel 2:1 · Word #5
Lexicon H2492
| Lemma | חָלַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤌 |
| Transliteration | châlam |
| Strong's | H2492 |
| In-context | had dreamed |
Morphology HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2492-01
he dreamed
| Root | חלם (ḥ-l-m) |
| Core Meanings | to bind firmly, firmness, strength, plumpness, dreaming |
| Semantic Range | to dream; to be strong or firm; to be healthy or robust; to make strong (in derived stems); figuratively associated with the experience of revelatory dreams. |
| Conceptual Significance | Dreaming in the Hebrew Bible is often a medium of divine revelation, especially in patriarchal and royal narratives. The root’s underlying sense of firmness may suggest the perceived solidity or weight of such dreams as meaningful, binding experiences rather than fleeting fantasies. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular. The perfect form indicates completed action in past narrative context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed action performed by "he." While the root חלם originally conveys the idea of firmness or binding strength, in the Qal stem it commonly expresses the act of dreaming; thus "he dreamed" preserves both the standard contextual sense and the grammatical features of the form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חלם (to bind firmly, firmness, strength, plumpness, dreaming)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2472-01 |
bachalom | in the dream |
H2472-02 |
bachalomi | in my dream-vision |
H2472-03 |
bachalomot | in the dreams |
|
bachalomotam | in their dream-visions |
H2492-02 |
chalamenu | we dreamed |
H2492-03 |
chalameti | I have dreamed |
H2472-04 |
chalom | a dream-vision |
H2472-05 |
chalomo | his dream-vision |
H2472-06 |
chalomot | dreams |
H2472-07 |
chalomotayv | his dream-visions |
H2472-08 |
chalomoteykhem | your dreams |
H2493-01 |
chelem | a dream-vision |
H2493-02 |
chelema | the dream-vision |
H2492-04 |
cholem | dreaming man |
H2472-09 |
hachalom | the dream-vision |
H2472-10 |
hachalomot | the dreams |
H5161-01 |
hanechelami | the Dreamed-One |
H2472-11 |
kachalom | like a dream |
H2496-01 |
mechalemish | from the hardened-flint-of |
H2472-12 |
vachalomot | and dream-visions |
H2492-05 |
vayachalemu | and they dreamed |
H2492-06 |
vayachalom | and he dreamed |
H306-01 |
veachelamah | and a dream-stone |
H2493-03 |
vechelema | and the dream-vision |
H2492-07 |
vetachalimeni | and you will make me whole |
H2492-08 |
yachalom | he dreams |
H2492-09 |
yachelemu | they grow firm |
Word Usage (30 occurrences of H2492)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 28:12 | וַֽ/יַּחֲלֹ֗ם | vayachalom | and he dreamed |
| Genesis 37:5 | וַ/יַּחֲלֹ֤ם | vayachalom | and he dreamed |
| Genesis 37:6 | הַ/חֲל֥וֹם | hachalom | this dream |