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Strong's H2492 חָלַם (chalam)

Chalam means “be in good liking” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2492 — iob (“Job”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2492
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 9

Strong's H2492 Quick Answer

Strong's H2492 חָלַם is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. חלם It has 25 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include dreamed, have, and they. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
חלם
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
dreamed, have, and they

Meaning and Definition

חלם

Original Word
חָלַם
Derivation
Root: חלם
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2492. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2492 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H2492, 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.

dreamed Genesis 28:12 have Genesis 37:6 they Genesis 40:5

How Strong's H2492 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 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2492 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 H2492 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 28:12 KJV

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 37:5 KJV

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Genesis 37:6 KJV

And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2492.

Genesis 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
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 37:9 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 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 41:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
Genesis 41:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
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 41:15 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 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.
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.
Job 39:4 Old Testament, KJV
Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
Psalms 126:1 Old Testament, KJV
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
Isaiah 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Isaiah 38:16 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
Jeremiah 23:25 Old Testament, KJV
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
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 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 2:3 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:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2492, grouped by book.

Genesis 12 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2492 FAQ

What does chalam (חָלַם) mean?

Chalam (Strong's H2492) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be in good liking". חלם

How many times is chalam (חָלַם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H2492 across 9 books.

Where can I study chalam (חָלַם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2492 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chalam (חָלַם)?

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