חָלַ֔מְנוּ

𐤇𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅

châlam

we have dreamed

To dream, to experience dreams during sleep; also used in certain contexts to denote the act of dreaming (literal or metaphorical). In figurative usage, can imply envisioning, imagining, or planning (rare).

H2492

Genesis 40:8 · Word #4

Lexicon H2492

Lemmaחָלַם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤋𐤌
Transliterationchâlam
Strong'sH2492
DefinitionTo dream, to experience dreams during sleep; also used in certain contexts to denote the act of dreaming (literal or metaphorical). In figurative usage, can imply envisioning, imagining, or planning (rare).

Morphology HVqp1cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phrasewe have dreamed

SIBI-P1 Translation H2492-02

we dreamed

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 1st person common plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple active sense "to dream," and the perfect 1st person common plural form denotes completed action by "we." The rendering preserves both the root’s developed meaning of dreaming and the plural morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

we have dreamed

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleThe English perfect 'we have dreamed' better reflects the sense and timing in the narrative context than the simple past 'we dreamed' in P1.