The meaning of “חָלַם”
Understanding châlam reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover. - properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively ...
חָלַם
(cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover. - properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump - also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream 1) to dream 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dream (ordinary) 1a2) to dream (prophetic) 1a3) to dream (of false prophets) 1b) (Hiphil) to dream 2) to be healthy, be strong 2a) (Qal) to be healthy 2b) (Hiphil) to restore to health
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 40:8 | “And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.” Word: חָלַם (châlam) | |
| Deuteronomy 13:3 | “Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” Word: חָלַם (châlam) | |
| Judges 7:13 | “And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.” Word: חָלַם (châlam) | |
| Job 39:4 | “Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.” Word: חָלַם (châlam) | |
| Psalms 126:1 | “When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.” Word: חָלַם (châlam) |
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