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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6628. צֶאֱלִים (tseelim) -- Image, idol</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6628.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/40-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6628.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6628</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6627.htm" title="6627">◄</a> 6628. tseelim <a href="../hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">tseelim: Image, idol</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">צֶאֶל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>tse'el<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tseh-leem<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tseh'-el)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Image, idol<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the lotus tree<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root צָלַל (tsalal), meaning "to shade" or "to shadow."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G1504 (εἰκών, eikōn) - often translated as "image" in the New Testament, used in contexts such as Colossians 1:15, referring to Christ as the image of the invisible God.<p> - G1497 (εἴδωλον, eidōlon) - translated as "idol," used in passages like 1 Corinthians 8:4, discussing the nature of idols.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "tseelim" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to images or idols, often in the context of objects of worship that are forbidden by the commandments given to the Israelites. It signifies physical representations or likenesses that are crafted, typically for the purpose of idol worship.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, the creation and worship of idols were common practices among various cultures surrounding Israel. These idols were often made of wood, stone, or metal and were believed to embody the presence or power of a deity. The Hebrew Bible, however, strictly prohibits the making and worship of such images, emphasizing the worship of Yahweh as the one true God who is not to be represented by any physical form.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(a kind of) lotus<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lotus plants (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">צֶאֱלִים</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine plural</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a kind of lotus</b></font> (<em>Rhamnus</em> (more exactly <em>Zizyphus</em>), <em>Lotus</em> [Linn.], <em>thorny lotus</em> (not sacred <em>Nymphea Lotus</em>; Saad <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083801.gif">, compare AW De<sup>Job 2</sup>, Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083802.gif">, see Löw<sup>p. 275</sup>); — <a href="/interlinear/job/40-21.htm">Job 40:21</a>,22. <p><font class="hebrew2">צאן</font> (√ of following; Dl<sup>Pr 87 f.; HWB</sup> compare Assyrian <i><em>ƒênu</em></i>, adjective, <em>good, docile</em>; Thes (compare Lag<sup>BN 136</sup>) compare <font class="hebrew2">יָצָא</font> [as <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">πρόβατον</font> from <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">προβαίνω</font>]; Assyrian <i><em>ƒênu,</em></i> = Biblical Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">צאֹן</font>, and so Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>, MI<sup>31</sup> <font class="hebrew2">צאן</font>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083803.gif">; <em>id.</em>; Tel Amarna <i><em>ƒunu</em></i> is Canaanitish according to Zim<sup>ZA vi (1891). 156</sup>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">עָנָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb083804.gif">, and perhaps Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">ענא</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>shady tree <p>From an unused root meaning to be slender; the lotus tree -- shady tree. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>צֶאֱלִ֣ים צֶאֱלִ֥ים צאלים ṣe’ĕlîm ṣe·’ĕ·lîm tzeeLim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/40-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 40:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> תַּֽחַת־ <b> צֶאֱלִ֥ים </b> יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּסֵ֖תֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Under <span class="itali">the lotus plants</span> he lies down,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He lieth <span class="itali">under the shady trees,</span> in the covert<br><a href="/interlinear/job/40-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Under <span class="itali">the lotus</span> lies the covert<p><b><a href="/text/job/40-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 40:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> יְסֻכֻּ֣הוּ <b> צֶאֱלִ֣ים </b> צִֽלֲל֑וֹ יְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The lotus plants</span> cover<br><a href="/kjvs/job/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The shady trees</span> cover<br><a href="/interlinear/job/40-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cover <span class="itali">the lotus</span> him their shadow surround<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6628.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6628.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6628<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tzeelim_6628.htm">ṣe·’ĕ·lîm — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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