חלום

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ל־ם (kh-l-m)

Compare Aramaic חֶלְמָא (ḥelmā), Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm).

Pronunciation

Noun

חֲלוֹם (khalómm (plural indefinite חֲלוֹמוֹת, singular construct חֲלוֹם־)

  1. dream
    • בראשית רבה, יז ה
      רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בַּר יִצְחָק אָמַר: ג׳ נוֹבְלוֹת הֵן: נוֹבֶלֶת מִיתָה שֵׁינָה, נוֹבֶלֶת נְבוּאָה חֲלוֹם, נוֹבֶלֶת הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא שַׁבָּת.
    • בעז בנאי, נהר ירוק
      קץ חלום צריך להיות יותר ריאלי כי בסוף הרחוב הזה רואה שאת לא מחכה לי

Declension

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Further reading

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew חֲלוֹם (khalóm).

Pronunciation

Noun

חלום (kholemm, plural חלומות (khaloymes)

  1. dream
    Synonym: טרוים (troym)

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