Strong's H5566 · Hebrew
סֶמֶל
çemel · /seh'-mel/
Definition
a likeness
KJV: figure, idol, image.
Root / derivation: or סֵמֶל; from an unused root meaning to resemble;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered סֶמֶל across 5 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
5 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy1 verse
2 Chronicles2 verses
And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
2 Chronicles 33:15And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
Ezekiel2 verses
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
Ezekiel 8:5Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5566 (çemel) mean?
a likeness
How many times does H5566 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5566 (סֶמֶל) appears in 5 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “idol.”
How is çemel translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5566 is rendered as “idol” (2×), “image” (2×), “figure” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word סֶמֶל come from?
or סֵמֶל; from an unused root meaning to resemble;