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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.
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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 - The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic] "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king replied to the wise men, "My decision is firm. If you do not inform me of both the dream and its interpretation, you will be dismembered and your homes reduced to rubble!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:6 - But if you can disclose the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts, a reward, and considerable honor. So disclose to me the dream and its interpretation!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - They again replied, "Let the king inform us of the dream; then we will disclose its interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:9 - If you don't inform me of the dream, there is only one thing that is going to happen to you. For you have agreed among yourselves to report to me something false and deceitful until such time as things might change. So tell me the dream, and I will have confidence that you can disclose its interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:26 - The king then asked Daniel (whose name was also Belteshazzar), "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I saw, as well as its interpretation?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:36 - This was the dream. Now we will set forth before the king its interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - You saw that a stone was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands; it smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to the king what will occur in the future. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - I saw a dream that frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed - these visions of my mind - were terrifying me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - So I issued an order for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:7 - When the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners entered, I recounted the dream for them. But they were unable to make known its interpretation to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - Later Daniel entered (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom there is a spirit of the holy gods). I recounted the dream for him as well,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - saying, "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, in whom I know there to be a spirit of the holy gods and whom no mystery baffles, consider my dream that I saw and set forth its interpretation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - "This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, for none of the wise men in my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:19 - Then Daniel (whose name is also Belteshazzar) was upset for a brief time; his thoughts were alarming him. The king said, "Belteshazzar, don't let the dream and its interpretation alarm you." But Belteshazzar replied, "Sir, if only the dream were for your enemies and its interpretation applied to your adversaries!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret dreams, solve riddles, and decipher knotty problems. Now summon Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream filled with visions while he was lying on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream in summary fashion.
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