Word Study · Strong's H6755 · Hebrew
צֶלֶם
tselem
tseh'-lem
“an idolatrous figure”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an idolatrous figure
Rendered in the KJV as
form, image.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- וּלְצֶ֧לֶם3
- צַלְמָ֔א3
- לְצֶ֣לֶם2
- וּצְלֵ֤ם1
- לְצֶ֥לֶם1
- לְצַלְמָא֙1
- לְצַלְמָ֗א1
- לְצַלְמָ֣א1
- צְלֵ֥ם1
- צְלֵ֣ם1
- צַלְמָ֨א1
- צַלְמָ֗א1
How it is rendered · 7
- image the5
- and to [the] image of3
- to [the] image of3
- an image2
- obj. image the2
- and [the] image of1
- to image the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)5
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3
- noun · masculine or feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcbsd/Ta · 5
- AC/R/Ncbsc · 3
- AR/Ncbsc · 3
- AR/Ncbsd/Ta · 3
- ANcbsa · 2
- AC/Ncbsc · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel17 occurrences
- Daniel 2:31צְלֵ֥םtzelemnoun · masculine or feminine singularAs you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.here: an image
- Daniel 2:31צַלְמָ֨אtzalma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.here: image the
- Daniel 2:32צַלְמָ֗אtzalma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,here: image the
- Daniel 2:34לְצַלְמָא֙letzalma'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.here: obj. image the
- Daniel 2:35לְצַלְמָ֗אletzalma'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.here: obj. image the
- Daniel 3:1צְלֵ֣םtzelemnoun · masculine or feminine singularKing Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.here: an image
- Daniel 3:2צַלְמָ֔אtzalma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.here: image the
- Daniel 3:3צַלְמָ֔אtzalma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.here: image the
- Daniel 3:3צַלְמָ֔אtzalma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.here: image the
- Daniel 3:5לְצֶ֣לֶםletzelempreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.here: to [the] image of
- Daniel 3:7לְצֶ֣לֶםletzelempreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.here: to [the] image of
- Daniel 3:10לְצֶ֥לֶםletzelempreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,here: to [the] image of
- Daniel 3:12וּלְצֶ֧לֶםuletzelemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”here: and to [the] image of
- Daniel 3:14וּלְצֶ֧לֶםuletzelemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?here: and to [the] image of
- Daniel 3:15לְצַלְמָ֣אletzalma'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”here: to image the
- Daniel 3:18וּלְצֶ֧לֶםuletzelemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”here: and to [the] image of
- Daniel 3:19וּצְלֵ֤םutzelemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,here: and [the] image of
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