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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #5566 - סֵמֶל
Transliteration
çemel
Phonetics
seh'-mel, say'-mel
Root Word (Etymology)
from an unused root meaning to resemble
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
1515
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) image, statue, idol
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
KJV (5)
Deuteronomy
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezekiel
2
NAS (5)
Deuteronomy
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezekiel
2
HCS (5)
Deuteronomy
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezekiel
2
BSB (5)
Deuteronomy
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezekiel
2
ESV (5)
Deuteronomy
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezekiel
2
WEB (5)
Deuteronomy
1
2 Chronicles
2
Ezekiel
2
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2489) lmx (סמל SML) AC: ? CO: Image AB: ?: The form or shape of an image.
Nm) lmx (סמל SML) - Image: KJV (5): figure, image, idol - Strongs: H5566 (סֵמֶל)
ef1) elmix (סימלה SYMLH) - Garment: As forming to the image of the body. [df: hlmV] KJV (29): raiment, clothes, garment, apparel, cloth, clothing - Strongs: H8071 (שִׂמְלָה)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
סֶ֫מֶל noun masculine Ezekiel 8:5 perhaps originally proper name, of divinity, then Generally image, statue (Phoenician סמל id., feminine סמלת, Lzb151,329, also פנסמלת Id329; Bau Rel. i. 88 understands ׳ס to be designation of foreign god); — absolute ׳הַסּ 2 Chronicles 33:7,15, סָ֑מֶל Deuteronomy 4:16; construct סֵ֫מֶל Ezekiel 8:3,5; — image, figure of anything, ׳מֶּסֶל תְּמוּנַת כָּלסֿ Deuteronomy 4:16; idol-image ׳מֶּסֶל הַסּ 2 Chronicles 33:7 and (מֶּסֶל omitted) 2 Chronicles 33:15; סֵמֶל הַקִּנְאָה Ezekiel 8:3 the statue of jealousy, i.e. that rouses ׳י's jealousy, = Ezekiel 8:5.
סמם (√ of following; meaning dubious; if akin to Arabic 
smell Lane1593, 
any fragrant plant Id1594, then ס must be for שׂ; in that case ׳ס perhaps loan-word in Hebrew; Late Hebrew id., spice, drug (Ecclus ׳שׂ Sirach 38:4m.), Aramaic סַמָּא id.; 
drug, pigment; Arabic 
poison is apparently loan-word Frä262).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
List of Word Forms
הַסֶּ֖מֶל הַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ הסמל סֵ֖מֶל סֵ֛מֶל סָ֑מֶל סמל has·se·mel hassemel sā·mel Samel sāmel sê·mel Semel sêmel
