חֵ֥לֶם
𐤇𐤋𐤌
chelem
a dream
(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to חָלַם; a dream; dream.
H2493
Daniel 4:2 · Word #1
Lexicon H2493
| Lemma | חֵלֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤌 |
| Transliteration | chêlem |
| Strong's | H2493 |
| In-context | a dream |
Morphology ANcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2493-01
a dream-vision
| Root | חלם (ḥ-l-m) |
| Core Meanings | to dream, to envision in sleep, to experience a dream-state; (Hebrew extended sense) to be strong or restored |
| Semantic Range | a dream during sleep; a revelatory dream; a symbolic nocturnal vision requiring interpretation |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical narrative, especially in Aramaic sections of Daniel, a חֵלֶם often conveys divine revelation through symbolic imagery. Dreams function as a medium of heavenly disclosure, requiring interpretation to uncover YHWH’s sovereign purposes. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic noun, common masculine singular absolute (ANcmsa). Indefinite and singular, with no pronominal suffix or article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Aramaic noun חֵלֶם derives from the root חלם, "to dream." Rendering it as "a dream-vision" preserves the experiential sense of a received nocturnal revelation while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form (indefinite, singular: "a dream"). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חלם (to dream, to envision in sleep, to experience a dream-state; (Hebrew extended sense) to be strong or restored)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2472-01 |
bachalom | in the dream |
H2472-02 |
bachalomi | in my dream-vision |
H2472-03 |
bachalomot | in the dreams |
H2492-01 |
chalam | he dreamed |
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 |
H2493-02 |
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 |
|
vetachalimeni | and you will make me whole |
H2492-07 |
yachalom | he dreams |
Word Usage (22 occurrences of H2493)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:4 | חֶלְמָ֛/א | chelema | the dream |
| Daniel 2:5 | חֶלְמָ֣/א | chelema | the dream |
| Daniel 2:6 | חֶלְמָ֤/א | chelema | the dream |