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stands in the Auth. Vers. as the representative of the following words in the original: סֶמֶל, se'mel, Deuteronomy 4:16, i.e. an idol, as elsewhere rendered; מַקְלִעִת, nzikla'ath, 1 Kings 6:29, a carving, as, elsewhere rendered; but usually, in a metaphorical sense, תִּבְּנַית, tabnith', Isaiah 44:13, likeness or pattern, as elsewhere rendered; to which correspond in the N.T. τύπος , Acts 7:43; Romans 5:14, a type; άντίτυπον, Hebrews 9:24, 1 Peter 3:21, an antitype; and παραβολή,, Hebrews 9:9; Hebrews 11:19, a parable, as elsewhere rendered. (See TYPE); (See PARABLE).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Figure'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/figure.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Figure'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/figure.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.