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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 Box Dan 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 - Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic,[fn] “Long live the king! Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - But the king said to the astrologers, “I am serious about this. If you don’t tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:6 - But if you tell me what I dreamed and what the dream means, I will give you many wonderful gifts and honors. Just tell me the dream and what it means!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - They said again, “Please, Your Majesty. Tell us the dream, and we will tell you what it means.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - ‘If you don’t tell me the dream, you are doomed.’ So you have conspired to tell me lies, hoping I will change my mind. But tell me the dream, and then I’ll know that you can tell me what it means.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26 - The king said to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar), “Is this true? Can you tell me what my dream was and what it means?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 - “That was the dream. Now we will tell the king what it means.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain, though not by human hands, that crushed to pieces the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. The great God was showing the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its meaning is certain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - So I issued an order calling in all the wise men of Babylon, so they could tell me what my dream meant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - When all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers,[fn] and fortune-tellers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not tell me what it meant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - At last Daniel came in before me, and I told him the dream. (He was named Belteshazzar after my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - “I said to him, ‘Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too great for you to solve. Now tell me what my dream means.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - “‘Belteshazzar, that was the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now tell me what it means, for none of the wise men of my kingdom can do so. But you can tell me because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:19 - “Upon hearing this, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) was overcome for a time, frightened by the meaning of the dream. Then the king said to him, ‘Belteshazzar, don’t be alarmed by the dream and what it means.’ “Belteshazzar replied, ‘I wish the events foreshadowed in this dream would happen to your enemies, my lord, and not to you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - This man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, has exceptional ability and is filled with divine knowledge and understanding. He can interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon,[fn] Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is what he saw.
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