UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: image

Semantic domains: Images (001004001010); Cult Objects (001004001006)

Core domains: Crafts (027); Representation (146); Idolatry (085)

Definition: = a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing in the form of an image or a drawing; ► functioning in non-sanctioned rituals or as an object of non-sanctioned worship

Further resources: Realia:4.6

Synonyms: מִזְבֵּחַ · מַסֵּכָה · מַשְׂכִּית

Show passage in OET: NUM 33:52

OET-RV NUM 33:52

52 Then you all must drive all the land’s inhabitants out ahead of you, and destroy all their carved images and cast metal images, and all their hilltop shrines.

OET-LV NUM 33:52

52 And_you(pl)_will _dispossess DOM all _of the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land from_before _of_you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _destroy DOM all _of images _of_their _carved and_DOM all _of the _images _of their _molten _metal _of_their you(pl)_will _destroy and_DOM all _of places _of_their _high you(pl)_will _demolish.

Show passage in OET: SA1 6:5

OET-RV SA1 6:5

5 Make replicas of the tumours and replicas of the mice that have been destroying the land, and it will honour Yisrael’s god. Then perhaps he will less his punishment that’s been on you and on your gods and on your land.

OET-LV SA1 6:5

5 And_you(pl)_will _make images _of mmm and_images _of your(pl)_mice _of_your(pl) which_are_ruining DOM the_earth/land and_you(pl)_will _give to_the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) honour perhaps he _will _lighten DOM his/its_hand from_on_you(pl) and_from_on gods _of_your(pl) and_from_on land _of_your(pl).

Jump to OET NUM 33:52 section.

Jump to OET SA1 6:5 section.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

NUM: OET NUM 33:52

SA1: OET SA1 6:5 · OET SA1 6:11

KI2: OET KI2 11:18

CH2: OET CH2 23:17

EZE: OET EZE 7:20 · OET EZE 16:17 · OET EZE 23:14

AMO: OET AMO 5:26

Sense 2: likeness, resemblance, representation

Semantic domains: Compare (002004002003)

Core domains: Representation (146)

Definition: = state in which humans and deities are, or are perceived as, having something in common with other humans and deities

Synonyms: דְּמוּת

Show passage in OET: GEN 1:26

OET-RV GEN 1:26

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every creature moving on the earth.”

OET-LV GEN 1:26

26 And_ god _he/it _said let _us _make humankind in_our_image according _to_our_likeness/pattern and_they _will _rule _over on/over_(a)_fish _of the_sea and_on/over_bird _of the_heavens and_on/over_cattle/livestock and_on/over_all the_earth/land and_on/over_all the_creeping _(thing) the_(one)_creeping on the_earth/land.

Show passage in OET: GEN 1:27

OET-RV GEN 1:27

27 Then God created humankind in his image, yes, created in the image of God—male and female he created them.

OET-LV GEN 1:27

27 And_ god _he/it _created DOM the_humankind in_his/its_image in_(the)_image god he _created DOM_him/it male and_female he _created DOM_them.

Jump to OET GEN 1:26 section.

Jump to OET GEN 1:27 section.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 1:26–27 · OET GEN 5:3 · OET GEN 9:6

PSA: OET PSA 73:20

Sense 3: shadow, phantom

Semantic domains: Compare (002004002003)

Core domains: Representation (146); Light and Darkness (100)

Definition: = a dark figure cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light as its likeness or representation; ≈ associated with the brevity of human life

Show passage in OET: PSA 39:7

OET-RV PSA 39:6

6 Surely every person walks around like a shadow.
⇔ Surely everyone hurries about to accumulate riches although they don’t know who’ll inherit them.

OET-LV PSA 39:7

7  Only in_(the)_image a _person he _goes _about only vanity people_are _in _turmoil he _heaps _up and_not he _knows who will _of_be_gathering _them.

Jump to OET PSA 39:6 section.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

צֶלֶם

Form 1

Sense 1: image

Sense 2: likeness, resemblance, representation

Sense 3: shadow, phantom