Strong's H1823 · Hebrew
דְּמוּת
dᵉmûwth · /dem-ooth'/
Definition
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
KJV: fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
Root / derivation: from H1819 (דָּמָה);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered דְּמוּת across 22 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 5:3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Isaiah2 verses
The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. like: Heb. the likeness of
Isaiah 40:18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Ezekiel13 verses
Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
Ezekiel 1:10As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel 1:13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Ezekiel 1:16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
Ezekiel 1:22And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
Ezekiel 1:26And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Ezekiel 1:28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezekiel 8:2Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
Ezekiel 10:1Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Ezekiel 10:10And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.
Ezekiel 10:21Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Ezekiel 10:22And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
Ezekiel 23:15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1823 (dᵉmûwth) mean?
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
How many times does H1823 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1823 (דְּמוּת) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “likeness.”
How is dᵉmûwth translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1823 is rendered as “likeness” (19×), “similitude” (2×), “as” (1×), “fashion” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word דְּמוּת come from?
from H1819 (דָּמָה);