Daniel 2:3:9Dan.2.3.W9TAB
אֶֽת־הַחֲלֽוֹם׃
ethakhalom
“the dream”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-kha-LOM
- Extended
- eht-hah-khah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haħăˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dream
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-kha-LOM
- clause
vat-ti-PA-em roo-KHEE la-DA-at et-ha-kha-LOM
- sentence
wa-YO-mer la-HEM ham-ME-lekh kha-LOM kha-LAM-tee vat-ti-PA-em roo-KHEE la-DA-at et-ha-kha-LOM
Exegesis
The construction ḥălōm ḥālamtī {חֲלוֹם חָלָמְתִּי | ḥă-lōm ḥā-lam-tî} combines an infinitive absolute plus perfect verb for emphasis (“a dream I dreamed”).
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-m
“to dream”
In context — Daniel 2:3
And the king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:3, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־הַחֲלֽוֹם׃ (ethakhalom) 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.2.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.3.W9.S1) and character.