H6754 - צֶלֶם (tselem)

H6754 צֶלֶם (tselem) tseh'-lem

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

image

Strong's Definition

tselem tseh'-lem From an unused root meaning to shade ; a phantom , that is, (figuratively) illusion , resemblance ; hence a representative figure , especially an idol: - image, vain shew. LXX related word(s) G1497 eidolon G1504 eikon G3444 morphe G3667 homoioma G3799 opsis G5179 tupos

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to shade;

KJV Usage: image, vain shew.

TWOT Reference: 1923a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) image

1a) images (of tumours, mice, heathen gods)

1b) image, likeness (of resemblance)

1c) mere, empty, image, semblance (fig.)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1497 G1504 G3444 G3667 G3799 G5179

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) image 1a) images (of tumours, mice, heathen gods) 1b) image, likeness (of resemblance) 1c) mere, empty, image, semblance (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: tse.lem (צְלֵם "image" H6755)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צֶלֶם tselem BDB Definition: 1) image 1a) images (of tumours, mice, heathen gods) 1b) image, likeness (of resemblance) 1c) mere, empty, image, semblance (figuratively) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to shade Same Word by TWOT Number: 1923a Total KJV Occurrences: 18

Bible Occurrences (15)

1:26 1:27 5:3 9:6

33:52

6:5 6:11

11:18

23:17

39:6 73:20

7:20 16:17 23:14

5:26

Genesis 1:26

Then 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 1:27

So God created man in His [own] image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 5:3

When Adam was 130... years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

Numbers 33:52

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 6:5

Make 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 6:11

Then 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 11:18

So 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.