Daniel 2:1:5Dan.2.1.W5TAB
חָלַ֥ם
khalam
“dreamed”
- Transliteration
- kha-LAM
- Extended
- khaa-LAM
- IPA
- /ħaˈlam/
Meaning by language
- English
- dreamed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-LAM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR
- clause
u-vi-SHEN-at she-TA-yim le-mal-KHUT ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-LAM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-lo-MOT
- sentence
u-vi-SHEN-at she-TA-yim le-mal-KHUT ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-LAM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-lo-MOT va-tit-pa-EM RU-kho u-she-NA-to nih-ye-TA a-LAV
Exegesis
The Qal perfect khalam {חָלַם֙ | ḥā-lam} “he dreamed” is followed by the plural noun khalomot {חֲלֹמ֑וֹת | ḥă-lo-mōṯ} indicating multiple visions.
Root and etymology
“to dream”
In context — Daniel 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 2:1, so the Hebrew word חָלַ֥ם (khalam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.2.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.1.W5.S1) and character.