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Lexicon :: Strong's H2472 - ḥălôm

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חֲלוֹם
Transliteration
ḥălôm
Pronunciation
khal-ome'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 663a

Strong’s Definitions

חֲלוֹם chălôwm, khal-ome'; or (shortened) חֲלֹם chălôm; from H2492; a dream:—dream(-er).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x

The KJV translates Strong's H2472 in the following manner: dream (64x), dreamer (with H1167) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x
The KJV translates Strong's H2472 in the following manner: dream (64x), dreamer (with H1167) (1x).

  1. dream

    1. dream (ordinary)

    2. dream (with prophetic meaning)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲלוֹם chălôwm, khal-ome'; or (shortened) חֲלֹם chălôm; from H2492; a dream:—dream(-er).
STRONGS H2472: Abbreviations
† חֲלוֺם noun masculineGenesis 37:10 dream; — ת׳ absolute Genesis 37:5 +, construct Genesis 20:3, חֲלֹם absolute Genesis 20:6, construct Genesis 31:24; suffix חֲלוֺמִי Genesis 40:9, 16, חֲלֹמִי Genesis 41:17, 22, חֲלֹמוֺ Genesis 40:5 + 5 times; plural חֲלֹמוֺת Jeremiah 23:32 + 10 times etc., + 7 times suffix — dream
1. ordinary dream of sleep Job 7:14; Job 20:8; Psalm 73:20; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Ecclesiastes 5:6; Isaiah 29:7.
2. dreams with prophetic meaning, the lowest grade of prophecy (see BrMP 6):
a. dream of Abimelek Genesis 20:3, 6, of Jacob Genesis 31:10, 11, Laban Genesis 31:24, Joseph Genesis 37:5, 6, 8, 9 (twice in verse); Genesis 37:10, 19, 20; Genesis 42:9, Pharaoh and his servants Genesis 40:5 (3 times in verse); Genesis 40:8, 9 (twice in verse); Genesis 40:16; Genesis 41:7, 8, 11 (twice in verse); Genesis 41:12 (twice in verse); Genesis 41:15 (twice in verse); Genesis 41:17, 22, 25, 26, 32; of a lower order of prophets than Moses Numbers 12:6, (all E, not elsewhere in Hexateuch), Job 33:15, of Midianite Judges 7:13 (twice in verse); Judges 7:15, desired by Saul 1 Samuel 28:6, 15; of Solomon 1 Kings 3:5,15; of old men in latter days Joel 3:1, of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 2:1, 2, 3 (twice in verse); Daniel הֵבִין בְּכָלחָֿזוֺן וַחֲלֹמוֺת Daniel 1:17 had understanding in all visions and dreams.
b. of false prophets Deuteronomy 13:2; Deuteronomy 13:4; Deuteronomy 13:6; Jeremiah 23:27, 28 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 23:32; Jeremiah 27:9; Jeremiah 29:8; Zechariah 10:2.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2493.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:3; 20:3; 20:6; 20:6; 31:10; 31:11; 31:24; 31:24; 37:5; 37:5; 37:6; 37:8; 37:9; 37:10; 37:10; 37:19; 37:20; 40:5; 40:5; 40:8; 40:9; 40:9; 40:16; 40:16; 41:7; 41:8; 41:11; 41:12; 41:15; 41:17; 41:17; 41:22; 41:22; 41:25; 41:26; 41:32; 42:9

Numbers

12:6

Deuteronomy

13:2; 13:4; 13:6

Judges

7:13; 7:15

1 Samuel

28:6; 28:15

Job

7:14; 20:8; 33:15

Psalms

73:20

Ecclesiastes

5:2; 5:6

Song of Songs

1

Isaiah

29:7

Jeremiah

23:27; 23:28; 23:32; 23:32; 27:9; 29:8

Daniel

1:17; 2:1; 2:2; 2:3

Joel

3:1

Zechariah

10:2

H2472

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2472 matches the Hebrew חֲלוֹם (ḥălôm),
which occurs 64 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 20:3–Dan 2:1)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:3 - And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:6 - And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:10 - And it came to pass when the cattle conceived and were with young, that I beheld with mine eyes in sleep, and behold the he-goats and the rams leaping on the sheep and the she-goats, speckled and variegated and spotted with ash-coloured spots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:11 - And the angel of God said to me [fn]in a dream, Jacob; and I said, What is it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:24 - And God came to Laban the Syrian in sleep by night, and said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not at any time to Jacob evil things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:5 - And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:8 - And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us, or shalt thou indeed be lord over us? And they hated him still more for his dreams and for his words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:9 - And he [fn]dreamed another dream, and related it to his father, and to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: as it were the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars did me reverence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:10 - And his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream which thou hast dreamed? shall indeed both I and thy mother and thy brethren come and bow before thee to the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:19 - And each said to his brother, Behold, that dreamer comes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:20 - Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:5 - And they both [fn]had a dream in one night; and the vision of the dream of the chief cupbearer and chief baker, who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were in the prison, was this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:8 - And they said to him, We have seen a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Is not the interpretation of them through God? tell them then to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:9 - And the chief cupbearer related his dream to Joseph, and said, In my [fn]dream a vine was before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 - And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:7 - And the seven thin ears and blasted with the wind devoured the seven choice and full ears; and Pharao awoke, and it was a dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:8 - And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; and he sent and called all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; and Pharao related to them his dream, and there was no one to [fn]interpret it to Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:11 - And we [fn]had a dream both in one night, I and he; we saw, each according to his dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:12 - And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew servant of the captain of the guard; and we related to him our dreams, and he interpreted them to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:15 - And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard [fn]say concerning thee that thou didst hear dreams and interpret them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:17 - And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream methought I stood by the bank of the river;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:22 - and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:25 - And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao is one; whatever God does, he has shewn to Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:26 - The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream of Pharao is one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:32 - And concerning the repetition of the dream to Pharao twice, it is because the saying which is from God shall be true, and God will hasten to accomplish it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9 - And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, Ye are spies; to observe the marks of the land are ye come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:6 - And he said to them, Hear my words: If there should be of you a prophet to the Lord, I will be made known to him in a vision, and in sleep will I speak to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:1 - (LXX 13:2) And if there arise within thee a prophet, or one who dreams a dream, and he gives thee a sign or a wonder,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:3 - (LXX 13:4) ye shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or the dreamer of that dream, because the Lord thy God tries you, to know whether ye love your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:5 - (LXX 13:6) And that prophet or that dreamer of a dream, shall die; for he has spoken to make thee err from the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, who redeemed thee from bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in: so shalt thou abolish the evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:13 - And Gedeon came, and behold a man was relating to his neighbour a dream, and he said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Madiam, and it came as far as a tent, and smote it, and it fell, and it turned it up, and the tent fell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:15 - And it came to pass when Gedeon heard the account of the dream and the interpretation of it, that he worshipped the Lord, and returned to the camp of Israel, and said, Rise, for the Lord has delivered the camp of Madiam into our hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:6 - And Saul enquired of the Lord; and the Lord answered him not by dreams, nor by manifestations, nor by prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15 - And Samuel said, Why hast thou troubled me, that I should come up? And Saul said, I am greatly distressed, and the Philistines war against me, and God has departed from me, and no longer [fn]hearkens to me either by the hand of prophets or by dreams: and now I have called thee to tell me what I shall do.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:5 - And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for thyself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:15 - And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream: and he arose and [fn]came to Jerusalem, and stood before the altar that was in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord in Sion: and he offered whole-burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings, and made a great banquet for himself and all his servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:14 - Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:8 - Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; and he has fled like a vision of the night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15 - sending a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed:)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:20 - (LXX 72:20) As the dream of one awakening, O Lord, in thy city thou wilt despise their image.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:3 - (LXX 5:2) For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:7 - (LXX 5:6) For there is evil in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:7 - And the wealth of all the nations together, as many as have fought against Ariel, and all they that war against Jerusalem, and all who are gathered against her, and they that distress her, shall be as one that dreams in sleep by night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:27 - who devise that men may forget my law by their dreams, which they have told every one to his neighbour, as their fathers forgot my name in the worship of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:28 - The prophet who has a dream, let him tell his dream; and he in whom is my word spoken to him, let him tell my word truly: what is the chaff to the corn? so are my words, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:32 - Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets that prophesy false dreams, and have not told them truly, and have caused my people to err by their lies, and by their errors; yet I sent them not, and commanded them not; therefore, they shall not profit this people at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:9 - (LXX 34:9) And hearken ye not to your false prophets, nor to them that divine to you, nor to them that foretel events by dreams to you, nor to your auguries, nor your sorcerers, that say, Ye shall by no means work for the king of Babylon:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:8 - (LXX 36:8) For thus saith the Lord; Let not the false prophets that are among you persuade you, and let not your diviners persuade you, and hearken not to your dreams which ye dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:17 - And as for these four children, God gave them understanding and prudence in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:1 - In the second year of his reign Nabuchodonosor dreamed a dream, and his spirit was amazed, and his sleep departed from him.

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