Lexical Definition

‎חֲלוֹם‎ chălôwm (khal-ome') dream ^H:N-M
or (shortened) חֲלֹם chălôm (khal-ome'); from ‎חָלַם‎

dream(-er).

• a dream

1) dream
1a) dream (ordinary)
1b) dream (with prophetic meaning)

See Greek: ἐνύπνιον · ὅραμα · ὕπνος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֲלוֺם‎ noun masculine^{Gen 37:10} dream; — ‎׳‎‎ת‎ absolute Gen 37:5 +, construct Gen 20:3, ‎חֲלֹם‎ absolute Gen 20:6, construct Gen 31:24 suffix ‎חֲלוֺמִי‎ Gen 40:9; Gen 40:16, ‎חֲלֹמִי‎ Gen 41:17; Gen 41:22, ‎חֲלֹמוֺ‎ Gen 40:5 + 5 t.; plural ‎חֲלֹמוֺת‎ Jer 23:32 + 10 t. etc., + 7 t. suffix — dream

1. ordinary dream of sleep Job 7:14; Job 20:8; Ps 73:20; Eccl 5:2*; Eccl 5:6*; Isa 29:7.

2. dreams with prophetic meaning, the lowest grade of prophecy (see Br^{MP 6}):
a. dream of Abimelek Gen 20:3; Gen 20:6, of Jacob Gen 31:10; Gen 31:11, Laban Gen 31:24, Joseph Gen 37:5; Gen 37:6; Gen 37:8; Gen 37:9 (twice in verse); Gen 37:10; Gen 37:19; Gen 37:20; Gen 42:9, Pharaoh and his servants Gen 40:5 (3 t. in verse); Gen 40:8; Gen 40:9 (twice in verse); Gen 40:16; Gen 41:7; Gen 41:8; Gen 41:11 (twice in verse); Gen 41:12 (twice in verse); Gen 41:15 (twice in verse); Gen 41:17; Gen 41:22; Gen 41:25; Gen 41:26; Gen 41:32 of a lower order of prophets than Moses Num 12:6, (all E, not elsewhere in Hexateuch), Job 33:15, of Midianite Judg 7:13 (twice in verse); Judg 7:15, desired by Saul 1Sam 28:6; 1Sam 28:15 of Solomon 1Kgs 3:5; 1Kgs 3:15 of old men in latter days Joel 3:1*, of Nebuchadnezzar Dan 2:1; Dan 2:2; Dan 2:3 (twice in verse); Daniel ‎הֵבִין‎ ‎בְּכָלחָֿזוֺן וַחֲלֹמוֺת‎ Dan 1:17 had understanding in all visions and dreams.
b. of false prophets Deut 13:2*; Deut 13:4*; Deut 13:6*; Jer 23:27; Jer 23:28 (twice in verse); Jer 23:32; Jer 27:9; Jer 29:8; Zech 10:2.

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