Strong's Lexicon

H5566

H5566 — סֶמֶל סֵמֶל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewcemelnoun mascOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1515

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5566
Word:סֶמֶל סֵמֶל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to resemble
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:cemel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:seh'-mel (or cemel {say'-mel}) n-m.
Meaning:1. a likeness
KJV Renderings:figure, idol, image.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5634

סֶ֫מֶל noun masculine Ezek 8:5 perhaps originally proper name, of divinity, then generally image, statue (Phoenician סמל id., feminine סמלת, Lzb151, 329 , also פנסמלת Id329; BauRel. i. 88 understands ׳ ס to be designation of foreign god); — absolute ׳ הַסּ 2Chr 33:7; 2Chr 33:15, סָ֑מֶל Deut 4:16 construct סֵ֫מֶל Ezek 8:3; Ezek 8:5 — image, figure of anything, ׳ פֶּסֶל תְּמוּנַת כָּלסֿ Deut 4:16 idol-image ׳ פֶּסֶל הַסּ 2Chr 33:7 and ( פֶּסֶל omitted) 2Chr 33:15 סֵמֶל הַקִּנְאָה Ezek 8:3 the statue of jealousy, i.e. that rouses ׳ י's jealousy, = Ezek 8:5.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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