Strong's H6754 · Hebrew
צֶלֶם
tselem · /tseh'-lem/
Definition
a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
KJV: image, vain shew.
Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to shade;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered צֶלֶם across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis4 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 1:27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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:
Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
1 Samuel2 verses
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
1 Samuel 6:11And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
Psalms2 verses
Ezekiel3 verses
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. set it far: or, made it unto them an unclean thing
Ezekiel 16:17Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, of men: Heb. of a male
Ezekiel 23:14And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6754 (tselem) mean?
a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol
How many times does H6754 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6754 (צֶלֶם) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “images.”
How is tselem translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6754 is rendered as “images” (10×), “image” (6×), “shew” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word צֶלֶם come from?
from an unused root meaning to shade;