ح ل م ḥ-l-m
ح ل م
ḥ-l-m
puberty, dreams, mature minds, forbearance, and the Divine Name the Most Forbearing
Definition
- 1حُلُمḥulumage of puberty and maturity, signified by wet dreams2
- 2أَحْلَامaḥlāmdreams3
- 3أَحْلَامaḥlāmmature minds1
- 4حَلِيمḥalīmforbearing, a sign of maturity4
- 5حَلِيمḥalīmthe Most Forbearing, one of Allah’s Names11
Total uses in the Qur’an: 21
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
الحُلُم
وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلْأَطْفَٰلُ مِنكُمُ ٱلْحُلُمَ
And when your children reach the age of puberty ...
24:59draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 2
الأَحْلَام · أَحْلَام
قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍۢ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ
They said, “This is just a bunch of confused dreams and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams.”
12:44draft glosses: 8 of 8
Sense 3
أَحْلَامُهُم
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُم بِهَٰذَا
... or do their mature minds prompt them to this paradox?
52:32draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 4
الحَلِيم · حَلِيمٍ · حَلِيم
فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ
... so We gave him good news of a forbearing son.
37:101draft glosses: 2 of 3 · 1 pending
Sense 5
حَلِيمٌ · حَلِيمًا · حَلِيم
وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ
And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
2:225draft glosses: 3 of 3
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed