che.lem denotes a vision seen, reported, and interpreted, including one associated with visions upon a bed.

The attested clauses use the term for a vision that may be seen, told to others, recorded, and given an interpretation. In the supplied passages it is especially associated with requests to disclose its content and explain what it means.

1. A vision reported and interpreted · dominant

   In Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:6, and Daniel 2:9, the determined singular occurs in requests that the king's servants be told the vision and declare its interpretation. Daniel 4:5 connects what was seen with alarming thoughts on the bed and visions of the head, while Daniel 5:12 uses the plural in the clause about interpreting such experiences; Daniel 7:1 says Daniel saw one and then wrote it.

   Daniel 2:4Daniel 2:6Daniel 2:9Daniel 4:5Daniel 5:12Daniel 7:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the clearer clauses, the APB regularly presents the term as “dream,” often alongside “its interpretation.” This rendering is confirmed by the surrounding requests to tell, see, write, or interpret the vision rather than by English wording alone.