61 occurrences

'Dream' in the Bible

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife.

Bad DreamsDreamsDreams, Examples OfNightDeath As PunishmentTransferring WivesDirect Communication Through Dreams

And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

TouchAbsence Of SexNot TouchingPlea Of InnocenceDirect Communication Through Dreams

And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.

Animals MatingAnimal ReproductionBlemished CreaturesBlack And White

And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

Angel of the LordBehold Me!

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

DreamsDreams, Examples OfNightSpeech, DivineWarning IndividualsDirect Communication Through Dreams

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

Dreams, Examples OfGrudgesSelf ConfidenceHating IndividualsSiblings

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

vulnerability

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.

MoonSubjectionBowing Before JosephElevenDreams Involving Unusual ImagesThe Moon

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?

SalutationsBowing Before JosephWhat Is This?Immigrants

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, who were bound in the prison.

Visions At Night

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.

DreamsNo One AvailableTelling Dreams

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

Metaphorical TreesTelling Dreams

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head:

Three Other Things

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

Seven ThingsThin Bodies

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.

Divination, Practiced ByMorningRestlessnessWisdom, Human NatureMagiciansWise MenKings SummoningNo One AvailableTelling Dreams

and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

And there was with us there a young man, a 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.

Telling Dreams

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 when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.

Wisdom, Source Of HumanInventionsInterpretation Of DreamsDreams InterpretedNo One Available

And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river:

River BanksRiver Nile

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good:

Seven Things

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: what God is about to do he hath declared unto Pharaoh.

FutureKnowing God, Nature OfRevelation, In OtInterpretation Of DreamsPredicting The Future

The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

Seven AnimalsSeven Things

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

Doing Things TwiceGod Not DelayingEverything Happening For A Reason

And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.

GrainTentsCakesTurning Upside DownDreams Involving Unusual Imagesgideon

And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Jehovah hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

Worship, Times ForThose God Gave Into Their Handsadorationgideon

In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

CommunicationNightGod AppearingDuring One NightGod Answers Prayer

And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

FeastingBanquets, Examples OfLeisure, And PastimesThe Ark In The TempleArk Of The Covenant

He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Wicked Described AsDisappearanceLike A Dreamflying

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

Night

As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

Sleep, SpiritualLike A Dreamawakeningimage

When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.

Persecution, Attitudes ToRescueLike A Dream

And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.

Like A Dream

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 straw to the wheat? saith Jehovah.

Absolute TruthFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsStrawChaffMisleading DreamsUnrelated ThingsSpeaking As From God

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.

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Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

LanguagesServanthood, In SocietyAramaic LanguageTelling Dreams

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

Death penaltyPeople Torn To PiecesRubbishHouses Under Attack

But if ye show the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and the interpretation thereof.

GiftsThings Revealed

They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

Wisdom, Human NatureSpeaking AgainTelling Dreams

But if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof.

LiesGod's Mercy, Example OfAgreeing For EvilChangeThings RevealedUniverse Changed

The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

DisclosuresDreams Interpreted

but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:

God, All knowingFutureForeknowledgeMysteryGod's ForeknowledgeVisions And Dreams In ScriptureInterpretation Of DreamsThe Existence Of GodRevelation Of The FutureGod Revealing MysteriesDreams Interpretedsecrets

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

Dreams Interpreted

Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

FuturePredictionsTrustworthinessCutting StonesChrist The RockSure KnowledgePredicting The FutureIron Objects

I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

Sleep, PhysicalVisions And Dreams In ScriptureFear, Of UnknownFear Of Other Things

Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

Wisdom, Human Nature

Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

StarsAstrologersClairvoyancesMagiciansNecromancyOccultismpsychics

But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him,'saying ,

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

MysterySpirit, Emotional Aspects OfEasy For People

This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

MysteryWisdom, Source Of HumanPeople's Inability To UnderstandUnable To Understand

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries.

ConfusionThoughts Of The RighteousDreams InterpretedOvercoming EnemiesPeople Appalled

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

CommunicationMind, The HumanProphets, Role OfSleep, PhysicalVisionsInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Means OfMemoriesProphetic Visions

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:

daughtersGirlsBaptism, significance ofDreamsGuidance, Receiving God'sSonsPouringVisionsInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Nature OfProphetessHope For Old PeopleVisions From GodChildren BlessedProphesying In The ChurchMan's Relation To God

But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Angel of the LordDocetismCommunicationDreamsGod, Revelation OfHeaven And AngelsFear, Of UnknownAngels Helping UsThe Holy Spirit Giving LifeConceptionGod AppearingTaking A WifeDirect Communication Through DreamsNativity of Jesus ChristWorry And StressResolving Conflictgabriel

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

God, Revelation OfVisions And Dreams In ScriptureWarning IndividualsDifferent ThingsNot going home directlyepiphany

Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

FutureFugitivesAngel of the LordCommunicationSafetySpeech, DivineSuffering, Of Jesus ChristViolenceHeaven And AngelsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureProvincesStaying PutAttempts To Kill ChristGod AppearingTaking ChristImmigrantsreuniting

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

God AppearingDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A MotherFamily Death

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

TetrarchWarning IndividualsNamed Gentile RulersKings Of All Israel Or Judah

And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

Innocence, Examples OfJudgment SeatJudgesWise CouncelSittingSleeplessnessWivesVisions And Dreams In ScriptureChrist, Names ForJudgement SeatLeave Them AloneWife

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:

daughtersProphecy, In NtSonsPouringVisionsEnd Of The AgesHope For Old PeopleVisions From GodProphesying In The Churchend times prophecyEnd Of Days

Bible Theasaurus

Ambition (12 instances)
Aspiration (1 instance)
Conceit (20 instances)
Dream (87 instances)
Dreaming (6 instances)
Imagine (29 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
חלם חלום 
Chalowm 
Usage: 65

חלם 
Chalam 
to dream
Usage: 29

חלם 
Chelem (Aramaic) 
Usage: 22

ἐνυπνιάζομαι 
Enupniazomai 
Usage: 2

ὄναρ 
Onar 
Usage: 6

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