חָלַם chalam
Hebrew word for “to dream” · Strong’s H2492 · used 29 times in 25 verses
Meaning
1) to dream; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to dream (ordinary); 1a2) to dream (prophetic); 1a3) to dream (of false prophets); 1b) (Hiphil) to dream
Senses in the lexicon
- to dream (27)
- be healthy (2)
How it is translated
Glosses given for chalam in context, with how often each is used:
- dreamed 8
- have dreamed 8
- dreamer 3
- dreaming 2
- dreams 2
- dreamed ! 1
- had dreamed 1
- like those who dream 1
- will dream ! 1
- become strong 1
- may you restore to health 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Deuteronomy | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Joel | 1 | 1.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 37 (4), Genesis 41 (4), Deuteronomy 13 (3), Genesis 40 (2), Daniel 2 (2), Genesis 28 (1), Genesis 42 (1), Judges 7 (1), Job 39 (1), Psalms 126 (1)
Forms
- חלמתי 7
- חלם 5
- ויחלם 4
- חלמנו 2
- יחלם 2
- חלמת 1
- ויחלמו 1
- ונחלמה 1
- חולם 1
- כחלמים 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with chalam more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- חֲלוֹם chalom “dream” 17
- פִּתְרוֹן pitron “interpretation” 3
- נָבִיא navi “prophet” 5
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 6
- סָפַר saphar “to recount” 4
- יוֹסֵף yoseph “Joseph” 4
- פָּעַם paam “to trouble” 2
- רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 4
- פָּתַר patar “to interpret” 2
- שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 5
- אוֹ o “or” 3
- קֶרֶב qerev “entrails” 3
Key verses
The verses using chalam that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 28:12 — And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
- Genesis 37:5 — And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
- Genesis 40:8 — And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me…
- Genesis 41:1 — And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
- Deuteronomy 13:1 — If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
- Deuteronomy 13:3 — Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God…
- Deuteronomy 13:5 — And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of…
- Psalms 126:1 — [A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
- Jeremiah 23:25 — I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
- Jeremiah 29:8 — For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your…
- Daniel 2:1 — And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
- Joel 2:28 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream…
See all 25 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.