צֶ֫לֶם (tse.lem) means “image” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: tseh'-lem Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
צֶ֫לֶם · tse.lem · image
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)
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from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
KJV glosses: image, vain shew.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| images | 3 |
| and idols | 2 |
| idols | 2 |
| after his own image | 1 |
| and the images | 1 |
| image | 1 |
| in his own image | 1 |
| in our image | 1 |
| in the image | 1 |
| like a phantom | 1 |
| the idols | 1 |
| their form | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and his images | 2 |
| images | 2 |
| the images | 2 |
| after his image | 1 |
| and images | 1 |
| and the images | 1 |
| for in the image | 1 |
| image | 1 |
| in a vain shew | 1 |
| in our image | 1 |
| in the image | 1 |
| their image | 1 |
| to thyself images | 1 |
| your images | 1 |
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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.”
Read word by wordSo God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Read word by wordWhen Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
Read word by wordWhoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
Read word by wordyou 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.
Read word by wordMake 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.
Read word by wordThen they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordSurely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 39.7
Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
Read word by wordHis 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.
Read word by wordYou also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.
Read word by wordBut Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion,
Read word by wordYou have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves.
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