וְ/חֶלְמָ֖/א
𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤌/𐤀
chêlem
and the dream
A mental experience or vision occurring during sleep, usually understood as bearing significance or conveying a message (often divinely sent or interpreted), especially within narrative or royal contexts. In Aramaic biblical passages, 'חֵלֶם' denotes a 'dream,' often as the subject of interpretation or divine communication.
Daniel 4:5 · Word #16
Lexicon H2493
| Lemma | חֵלֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤌 |
| Transliteration | chêlem |
| Strong's | H2493 |
| Definition | A mental experience or vision occurring during sleep, usually understood as bearing significance or conveying a message (often divinely sent or interpreted), especially within narrative or royal contexts. In Aramaic biblical passages, 'חֵלֶם' denotes a 'dream,' often as the subject of interpretation or divine communication. |
Morphology AC/Ncmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and the dream |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2493-06
and the dream
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic common noun, masculine singular, determined (emphatic) state, with prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵלֶם denotes a dream as a sleep-vision, derived directly from the root "to dream." The determined (emphatic) singular form requires "the dream," and the prefixed conjunction וְ adds "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and the dream
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately conveys the conjunction and noun in context. |