Original Language Studio
Genesis 28:12
“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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָלַםchâlam · khaw-lam'
H2492 · Hebrew
H2492 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.
- Grammar
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יַּחֲלֹ֗ם — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 30 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 37:5Genesis 37:6Genesis 37:6Genesis 37:9Genesis 37:9
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָלַם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.