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Strong's H2472 חֲלוֹם (chalom)

Chalom means “dream” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2472 — isotimos (“like precious”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2472
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 55
Books 14

Strong's H2472 Quick Answer

Strong's H2472 חֲלוֹם חֲלוֹם (chalowm) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chalowm (khal-ome') (or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}) n-m. 1. a dream [from H2492] It has 55 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include dream, dreams, according, and dreamed. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chalowm (khal-ome') (or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}) n-m. 1. a dream [from H2492]
Usage
55 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
dream, dreams, according, and dreamed

Meaning and Definition

chalowm (khal-ome') (or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}) n-m. 1. a dream [from H2492] KJV: dream(-er). Root(s): H2492

Original Word
חֲלוֹם חֲלוֹם
Transliteration
chalowm
Derivation
Root: חלם First root strongs: 2492
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2472. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2472 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chalowm, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

dream Genesis 20:3 35× dreams Genesis 37:8 17× according Genesis 41:12 dreamed Daniel 2:1

How Strong's H2472 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 55 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2472 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2472 in the Old Testament

55 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 20:3 KJV

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

Genesis 20:6 KJV

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Genesis 31:10 KJV

And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.

Usage Excerpts

First 55 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2472.

Genesis 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
Genesis 20:6 Old Testament, KJV
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Genesis 31:10 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
Genesis 31:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
Genesis 31:24 Old Testament, KJV
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 37:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis 37:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
Genesis 37:8 Old Testament, KJV
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
Genesis 37:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Genesis 37:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
Genesis 37:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
Genesis 37:20 Old Testament, KJV
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Genesis 40:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
Genesis 40:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
Genesis 40:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Genesis 40:16 Old Testament, KJV
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
Genesis 41:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
Genesis 41:8 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:11 Old Testament, KJV
And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
Genesis 41:12 Old Testament, KJV
And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
Genesis 41:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
Genesis 41:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
Genesis 41:22 Old Testament, KJV
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
Genesis 41:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Genesis 41:26 Old Testament, KJV
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
Genesis 41:32 Old Testament, KJV
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Genesis 42:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
Numbers 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Deuteronomy 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
Deuteronomy 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
Judges 7:13 Old Testament, KJV
And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.
Judges 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
1 Samuel 28:6 Old Testament, KJV
And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
1 Samuel 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
1 Kings 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
Job 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
Job 20:8 Old Testament, KJV
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Job 33:15 Old Testament, KJV
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Psalms 73:20 Old Testament, KJV
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Ecclesiastes 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
Ecclesiastes 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Isaiah 29:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
Jeremiah 23:27 Old Testament, KJV
Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
Jeremiah 23:28 Old Testament, KJV
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:32 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
Jeremiah 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
Daniel 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Daniel 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Daniel 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
Daniel 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Joel 2:28 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Zechariah 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2472, grouped by book.

Genesis 27 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 4 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2472 FAQ

What does chalom (חֲלוֹם) mean?

Chalom (Strong's H2472) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dream". chalowm (khal-ome') (or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}) n-m. 1. a dream [from H2492]

How many times is chalom (חֲלוֹם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 55 linked usages for Strong's H2472 across 14 books.

Where can I study chalom (חֲלוֹם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2472 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chalom (חֲלוֹם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dream, dreams, according, and dreamed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.