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Lexicon :: Strong's H2493 - ḥēlem

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חֵלֶם
Transliteration
ḥēlem
Pronunciation
khay'-lem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a root corresponding to חָלַם (H2492)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2730

Strong’s Definitions

חֵלֶם chêlem, khay'-lem; (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H2492; a dream:—dream.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H2493 in the following manner: dream (22x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H2493 in the following manner: dream (22x).

  1. dream

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵלֶם chêlem, khay'-lem; (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H2492; a dream:—dream.
STRONGS H2493: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

חֵלֶם 22 noun masculineDaniel 4:2 [Daniel 4:5] dream (Targum Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew H2472 חֲלוֺם, √ II. חלם); — absolute ח׳ Daniel 4:2 [Daniel 4:5]; Daniel 7:1; emphatic חֶלְמָא Daniel 2:4 +; suffix חֶלְמִי Daniel 4:6 [Dan 4:9], מָךְ- Daniel 2:28; plural חֶלְמִין Daniel 5:12; — dream, as vehicle of revelation Daniel 2:4 + 10 times, Daniel 4:3 [Daniel 4:6] + 6 times, Daniel 5:12; to prophet Daniel 7:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:4; 2:4; 2:28; 4:3; 4:5; 4:5; 4:6; 5:12; 5:12; 7:1; 7:1

H2493

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2493 matches the Hebrew חֵלֶם (ḥēlem),
which occurs 22 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 -

Then the Chaldeans said to the king in [fn]Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king replied to the Chaldeans, “My command is firm and unchangeable: if you do not reveal to me the [content of the] dream along with its interpretation, you shall be cut into pieces and your houses shall be made a heap of rubbish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:6 - “But if you tell [me] the [content of the] dream along with its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - They answered again, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will explain its interpretation [to you].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - “If you will not reveal to me the [content of the] dream, there is but one sentence for you; for you have [already] prepared lying and corrupt words [and you have agreed together] to speak [them] before me [hoping to delay your execution] until the situation is changed. Therefore, tell me the dream [first], and then I will know [with confidence] that you can give me its interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26 - The king said to Daniel, whose [Babylonian] name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to reveal to me the [content of the] dream which I have seen and its interpretation?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days (end of days). This was your dream and the vision [that appeared] in your mind while on your bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 -

“This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - “Just as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has revealed to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - “I saw a dream and it made me afraid; and the fantasies and thoughts and the visions [that appeared] in my mind as I lay on my bed kept alarming me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - “So I gave orders to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, so that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - “Then the magicians, the enchanters (Magi), the Chaldeans [who were the master astrologers] and the diviners came in, and I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it and make known its meaning to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - “But at last Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and in whom is [fn]a spirit of the holy gods; and I told the dream to him, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - ‘O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that a spirit of the holy gods is in you and no mystery baffles or troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, along with its interpretation.

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‘This is the dream which I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, explain its meaning, since none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to reveal its interpretation to me; but you are able, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.’

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“Then Daniel, whose [Babylonian] name was Belteshazzar, was appalled and speechless for a while [because he was deeply concerned about the destiny of the king], and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, ‘Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation frighten you.’ Belteshazzar answered, ‘My lord, may the dream be [meant] for those who hate you and its message for your enemies!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - “It was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, the ability to interpret dreams, clarify riddles, and solve complex problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called and he will give the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 -

In the [fn]first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions appeared in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote the dream down and related a summary of it.

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