Hebrew · H2472, H2492 · unreviewed

חֲלֹמוֹת יַחֲלֹמוּן

A dream · properly, to bind firmly , i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make ) plump ; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream

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חֲלוֹם H2472 a dream
Pronunciation ḥălwōm
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חָלַם H2492 properly, to bind firmly , i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make ) plump ; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
Pronunciation ḥālam
Dreams arise from a state of plumpness or fullness, metaphorically representing unconscious vision or altered mental states.
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What does חֲלֹמוֹת יַחֲלֹמוּן (ḥălōmōṯ yaḥălōmûn) mean in the Bible?

חֲלוֹם · חָלַם is a Hebrew word meaning "dreams; to dream".

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Meaning

dreams; to dream
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 20 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 12 Participle 5 Imperfect 3
Stem
Qal 19 Hiphil 1
Mood
Indicative 12 Indicative/jussive 3

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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