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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #6754 - צֶלֶם

Transliteration

tselem

Phonetics

tseh'-lem

Origin

from an unused root meaning to shade

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

1923a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) image

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

1b) image, likeness (of resemblance)

1c) mere, empty, image, semblance (figuratively)

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1497 ‑ εἴδωλον (i'‑do‑lon); 1504 ‑ εἰκών (i‑kone'); 3444 ‑ μορφή (mor‑fay'); 3667 ‑ ὁμοίωμα (hom‑oy'‑o‑mah); 3799 ‑ ὄψις (op'‑sis); 5179 ‑ τύπος (too'‑pos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

KJV (16)

Genesis

Numbers

1 Samuel

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Ezekiel

Amos

NAS (16)

Genesis

1 Samuel

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Ezekiel

Amos

HCS (16)

Genesis

Numbers

1 Samuel

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Ezekiel

Amos

BSB (22)

Genesis

Numbers

1 Samuel

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Ezekiel

Amos

ESV (161)

Genesis

Exodus

120

Numbers

1 Samuel

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Song of Solomon

Ezekiel

Amos

WEB (17)

Genesis

Numbers

1 Samuel

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Ezekiel

Amos

Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2663) m l y (תסלמ TsLM) AC: ? CO: Image AB: ?: An outline or representation of an original as a shadow is the outline of the original. [from: ly- from the dark shadow of a deep place]

N^m ) m l y (תסלמ TsLM) - Image: Also an image or form of something as the shadow of the original. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (34): image, vain, form - Strongs: H6754 (צֶלֶם), H6755 (צְלֵם)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

צֶלֶם m. with suff. צַלְמוֹ

(1) a shadow, Psalms 39:7 metaph. used of any thing vain, Psal. 73:20. Hence

(2) an image, likeness (so called from its shadowing forth; compare σκία, σκίασμα, σκιαγραφέω), Genesis 1:27, 5:3 9:6 an image, idol, 2 Kings 11:18; Amos 5:26. (Syr. and Chald. ܨܠܰܡܐܳ, צַלְמָא id., Arab. صَنَمُ an image, the letters נ and ל being interchanged.)

צֶלֶם , צְלֵם Ch. emphat. state, צַלְמָא m. an image, idol, Daniel 2:31, seqq.; 3:1, seqq.

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List of Word Forms

בְּצֶ֣לֶם בְּצֶ֤לֶם ׀ בְּצֶ֥לֶם בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ בצלם בצלמו בצלמנו וְצַלְמֵ֣י וְצַלְמֵ֧י וצלמי כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ כצלמו צְלָמָ֖יו צְלָמָיו֙ צַלְמֵ֣י צַלְמֵ֤י צַלְמֵ֥י צַלְמֵ֨י צַלְמֵיכֶ֑ם צַלְמָ֬ם צלמי צלמיו צלמיכם צלמם bə·ṣal·mê·nū bə·ṣal·mōw bə·ṣe·lem bəṣalmênū bəṣalmōw bəṣelem betzalMenu betzalMo beTzelem kə·ṣal·mōw kəṣalmōw ketzalMo ṣal·mām ṣal·mê ṣal·mê·ḵem ṣalmām ṣalmê ṣalmêḵem ṣə·lā·māw ṣəlāmāw tzalMam tzalMei tzalmeiChem tzelaMav vetzalMei wə·ṣal·mê wəṣalmê

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