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Lexicon :: Strong's H6754 - ṣelem

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צֶלֶם
Transliteration
ṣelem
Pronunciation
tseh'-lem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to shade
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TWOT Reference: 1923a

Strong’s Definitions

צֶלֶם tselem, tseh'-lem; from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol:—image, vain shew.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H6754 in the following manner: image (16x), vain shew (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H6754 in the following manner: image (16x), vain shew (1x).

  1. image

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

    2. image, likeness (of resemblance)

    3. mere, empty, image, semblance (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֶלֶם tselem, tseh'-lem; from an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol:—image, vain shew.
STRONGS H6754: Abbreviations
† צֶ֫לֶם noun masculineEzekiel 16:17 image (something cut out, compare H6459 פֶּסֶל; Nö 'Schnitzbild'); — צ׳ absolute Psalm 39:7 [Psalm 39:6], construct Genesis 1:27 +; suffix צַלְמוֺ Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:3, צַלְמֵנוּ Genesis 1:26, צַלְמָם Psalm 73:20; plural construct צַלְמֵי 1 Samuel 6:5 (twice in verse) +, suffix צְלָמָיו 2 Kings 11:18; 2 Chronicles 23:17, צַלְמֵיכֶם Amos 5:26; —
1. images of tumours and mice (of gold) 1 Samuel 6:5 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 6:11; especially of heathen gods Amos 5:26 (text dubious; strike out We as gloss, compare GASm Dr), 2 Kings 11:18 2 Chronicles 23:17 (both with verb שִׁבְּרוּ), Ezekiel 7:20, so זָכָר צ׳ Ezekiel 16:17 (i.e. in male form, according to figurative of harlotry for idolatry); צַלְמֵי מַסֵכֹתָם Numbers 33:52 their molten images; of painted pictures of men Ezekiel 23:14.
2. image, likeness, of resemblance, בְּצ׳ (בָּרָא) עָשָׂה, of God's making man in his own image, Genesis 1:26 (|| כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ), Genesis 1:27; Genesis 1:27; Genesis 9:6, כְּצ׳ Genesis 5:3 (|| בִּדְמוּתוֺ; all P).
3. figurative = mere, empty, image, semblance, בְּצ׳ Psalm 39:7 [Psalm 39:6] as (ב essentiae) a (mere) semblance man walks about; צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶה Psalm 73:20 thou wilt despise their semblance.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6755.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

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

Numbers

33:52

1 Samuel

6:5; 6:5; 6:11

2 Kings

11:18; 11:18

2 Chronicles

23:17; 23:17

Psalms

39:6; 39:6; 73:20; 73:20

Ezekiel

7:20; 16:17; 16:17; 23:14

Amos

5:26; 5:26

H6754

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6754 matches the Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣelem),
which occurs 17 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26 - καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεός ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ᾽ εἰκόνα ἡμετέραν καὶ καθ᾽ ὁμοίωσιν καὶ ἀρχέτωσαν τῶν ἰχθύων τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῶν κτηνῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντων τῶν ἑρπετῶν τῶν ἑρπόντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:27 - καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον κατ᾽ εἰκόνα θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:3 - ἔζησεν δὲ Αδαμ διακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη καὶ ἐγέννησεν κατὰ τὴν ἰδέαν αὐτοῦ καὶ κατὰ τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Σηθ

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:6

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:52

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:5

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:11

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:18 - καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τῆς γῆς εἰς οἶκον τοῦ Βααλ καὶ κατέσπασαν αὐτὸν καὶ τὰ θυσιαστήρια αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰς εἰκόνας αὐτοῦ συνέτριψαν ἀγαθῶς καὶ τὸν Ματθαν τὸν ἱερέα τοῦ Βααλ ἀπέκτειναν κατὰ πρόσωπον τῶν θυσιαστηρίων καὶ ἔθηκεν ὁ ἱερεὺς ἐπισκόπους εἰς τὸν οἶκον κυρίου

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:17

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:6

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:20

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:20

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:17

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:14

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:26

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