[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dream.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / dream [← D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/D/) # dream «dream» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a set of pictures, thoughts and feelings that happen in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (a dream, dreams); verb (dream, dreams, dreamed or dreamt, dreaming) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A dream is a set of pictures, thoughts and feelings that happen in your mind while you sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#m1) 2) A dream is something you wish for very much, like a goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#m2) 3) To dream is to have pictures and stories in your mind while sleeping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#m3) 4) To dream of or about something is to imagine it or wish for it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#m4) 5) To dream (daydream) is to think about other things instead of paying attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#m5) 6) «A dream» can mean something wonderful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#m6) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, dreams can carry messages from God, as with Joseph and Pharaoh. Interpretation: The rabbis said a dream needs interpreting and that Joseph's gift came from God. They also taught that a dream is only partly true, so one should not rely on it. In the primary lessons: In science, dreams happen mostly in a stage of sleep called REM sleep; everyone dreams, though many dreams are forgotten. A bad dream is a nightmare. In everyday life and stories, «my dream is to be a vet» means a hope for the future; Martin Luther King's «I have a dream» speech is famous. In stories, «it was all a dream» is an ending where nothing really happened. Phrases: «have a dream», «bad dream», «dream come true», «dream of», «sweet dreams», «in your dreams», «dream big». ### examples - And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x1) - And they said one to another: 'Behold, this dreamer cometh. (Torah GEN.37.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x2) - And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: (Torah GEN.37.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x3) - Then Thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions; (Writings JOB.7.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x4) - Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: (Writings DAN.2.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x5) - This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. (Writings DAN.2.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x6) - I had a funny dream about a flying pig. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x7) - Sweet dreams! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x8) - Her dream is to play for the national team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x9) - I dreamt that I could breathe under water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x10) - He dreams of visiting Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x11) - Stop dreaming and finish your work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x12) - Meeting the author was a dream come true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x13) - I woke up from a bad dream and hugged my teddy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x14) - Then it was not a dream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/#x15) ### note Past: «dreamed» or «dreamt» (both correct; dreamt is more British). «Dream about» is used for sleep dreams and wishes; «dream of» more for wishes. Dreams are not real and do not tell the future. A nightmare is a frightening dream. ### In the corpora - [And the angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.944/) - [And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren; and they hated him yet the more.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1180/) - [And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1181/) - [And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1305/) - [And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1309/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «dream» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dream/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.