Deuteronomy 13:1:5Deut.13.1.W5TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:2
חֹלֵם
kholem
“a dreamer”
- Transliteration
- kho-LEM
- Extended
- khoh-LEEM
- IPA
- /xoˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a dreamer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-LEM
- sentence
kee-YA-kum be-kir-BE-kha na-VI O kho-LEM kha-LOM ve-na-TAN e-LE-kha OT O mo-FET
Exegesis
The coordination of navi {נָבִיא | nā-vîʾ} ‘prophet’ and cholem {חֹלֵם | ḥō-lêm} ‘dreamer’ linked by o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’ establishes two alternative roles.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-mchet-lamed-mem
“to dream”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:1
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises in your midst and gives you a sign or a wonder ,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 13:1, so the Hebrew word חֹלֵם (kholem) 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 Deut.13.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.1.W5.S1) and character.