חֲל֑וֹם
𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌
chalom
of dreams
or (shortened) חֲלֹם; from חָלַם; a dream; dream(-er).
H2472
Deuteronomy 13:2 · Word #7
Lexicon H2472
| Lemma | חֲלוֹם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 |
| Transliteration | chălôwm |
| Strong's | H2472 |
| In-context | of dreams |
Morphology HNcmsa
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 H2472-04
a dream-vision
| Root | חלם (ḥ-l-m) |
| Core Meanings | to dream, to experience a vision in sleep, (by extension) to be strong or sound (in a separate but related root tradition) |
| Semantic Range | a dream during sleep; a revelatory dream; the content of a dream; by association, a divinely sent nocturnal message or symbolic vision |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Scriptures, a חֲלוֹם often serves as a medium of divine revelation, guidance, or warning, especially in patriarchal and royal narratives. Dream-visions function as moments where the unseen realm intersects with human experience, conveying covenantal promises, judgment, or prophetic insight. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state from the root חלם; appears without article or suffix in these occurrences. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֲלוֹם derives from the verb חלם, "to dream," and thus denotes that which is dreamed. Rendering it as "a dream-vision" preserves the verbal, experiential sense of something seen in sleep. The form is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), which is reflected by the singular "a" and the unmarked masculine noun in English. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חלם (to dream, to experience a vision in sleep, (by extension) to be strong or sound (in a separate but related root tradition))
| 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 |
H2472-05 |
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 |
|
vetachalimeni | and you will make me whole |
H2492-07 |
yachalom | he dreams |
Word Usage (64 occurrences of H2472)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 20:3 | בַּ/חֲל֣וֹם | bachalom | in a dream |
| Genesis 20:6 | בַּ/חֲלֹ֗ם | bachalom | in a dream |
| Genesis 31:10 | בַּ/חֲל֑וֹם | bachalom | in a dream |