cha.vah denotes making a dream, its interpretation, or a hidden matter known before a king.

The attested use consistently concerns bringing a dream, its interpretation, or an otherwise difficult matter into disclosure. The clauses place this action before a king: speakers offer to disclose an interpretation, are challenged to disclose the dream itself, or are judged unable to disclose the matter.

1. Disclose a dream, interpretation, or matter · dominant

   In Daniel 2:4 and Daniel 2:7, first-person plural imperfect forms occur as the Chaldeans ask the king to tell the dream and offer its interpretation. In Daniel 2:9, the second-person plural imperfect concerns making the dream known to the king; Daniel 2:24 uses a first-person singular imperfect when Daniel says he will show the interpretation. Daniel 5:12 and Daniel 5:15 likewise place the action with making an interpretation known.

   Daniel 2:4Daniel 2:7Daniel 2:9Daniel 2:24Daniel 5:12Daniel 5:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously renders the relevant clauses with “declare,” “show,” and “make... known.” Those renderings confirm the verses' disclosure setting rather than establish separate meanings.