What does נָבִיא · חָלַם mean in the Bible?
נָבִיא · חָלַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "A prophet or a dreamer of dreams — the two recognized media of divine revelation".
Hebrew · H5030, H2492
נָבִיא אוֹ חֹלֵם חֲלוֹם
A prophet or (generally) inspired man · 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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נָבִיא H5030 a prophet or (generally) inspired man
Pronunciation navi
One who speaks forth God's word with divine authority; messenger of divine will, not merely predictor of future events
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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 נָבִיא אוֹ חֹלֵם חֲלוֹם (navi o cholem chalom) mean in the Bible?
נָבִיא · חָלַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "A prophet or a dreamer of dreams — the two recognized media of divine revelation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5030, H2492?
H5030, H2492 is connected to 347 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. A prophet or a dreamer of dreams — the two recognized media of divine revelation
Strong's H5030, H2492
Lexical occurrences 347 verses Source Gloss
A prophet or a dreamer of dreams — the two recognized media of divine revelation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נָבִיא אוֹ חֹלֵם חֲלוֹם is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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