Strong's H8655 · Hebrew
תְּרָפִים
tᵉrâphîym · /ter-aw-feme'/
Definition
Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol
KJV: idols(-atry), images, teraphim.
Root / derivation: plural from H7495 (רָפָא); a healer;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered תְּרָפִים across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. images: Heb. teraphim
Genesis 31:34Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. searched: Heb. felt
Genesis 31:35And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Judges5 verses
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. consecrated: Heb. filled the hand
Judges 18:14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
Judges 18:17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.
Judges 18:18And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
Judges 18:20And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
1 Samuel3 verses
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. witchcraft: Heb. divination
1 Samuel 19:13And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. image: Heb. teraphim
1 Samuel 19:16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8655 (tᵉrâphîym) mean?
Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol
How many times does H8655 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8655 (תְּרָפִים) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “teraphim.”
How is tᵉrâphîym translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8655 is rendered as “teraphim” (6×), “images” (5×), “image” (2×), “idolatry” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word תְּרָפִים come from?
plural from H7495 (רָפָא); a healer;