צֶ֫לֶם
tse.lemimageHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine17 occurrences8 books15 verses
Definition
from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
Traditional renderings: image, vain shew.
Traditional renderings: image, vain shew.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
17 total
- Genesis 1:26בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ · in Our imageThen God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
- Genesis 1:27בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ · in His [own] image; בְּצֶ֥לֶם · in the imageSo God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
- Genesis 5:3כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ · after his own imageWhen Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
- Genesis 9:6בְּצֶ֣לֶם · imageWhoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- Numbers 33:52צַלְמֵ֤י · idols…you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.
- 1 Samuel 6:5צַלְמֵ֨י · images; וְצַלְמֵ֣יMake images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.
- 1 Samuel 6:11צַלְמֵ֥י · and the imagesThen they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.
- 2 Kings 11:18צְלָמָיו֙ · and idolsSo all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:17צְלָמָ֖יו · and idolsSo all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
- Psalm 39:6בְּצֶ֤לֶם׀ · like a phantomSurely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- Psalm 73:20צַלְמָ֬ם · their formLike one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
- Ezekiel 7:20וְצַלְמֵ֧י · imagesHis beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
- Ezekiel 16:17צַלְמֵ֣י · idolsYou also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.
- Ezekiel 23:14צַלְמֵ֣י · imagesBut Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion,
- Amos 5:26צַלְמֵיכֶ֑ם · the idolsYou have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves.