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It is typically associated with idolatry, which is strongly condemned in the Hebrew Scriptures. The term emphasizes the physical form or likeness that is crafted to represent a god or an object of worship.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, the creation and worship of idols were common practices among various cultures. These idols were often crafted from wood, stone, or metal and were believed to house the spirit of the deity they represented. The Israelites, however, were commanded by God to worship Him alone and to avoid the creation and worship of idols, as outlined in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:4-5). The presence of "semel" in the biblical text highlights the tension between the Israelites' call to monotheism and the surrounding polytheistic cultures.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an image, statue<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>figure (1), idol (4).<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">סֶ֫מֶל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Ezekiel 8:5</sup> perhaps originally proper name, of divinity, then Generally <font size="+1"><b>image, statue</b></font> (Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">סמל</font> <em>id.</em>, feminine <font class="hebrew2">סמלת</font>, Lzb<sup>151, 329</sup>, also <font class="hebrew2">פנסמלת</font> Id<sup>329</sup>; Bau<sup>Rel. i. 88</sup> understands <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> to be designation of foreign god); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הַסּ</font>2Chronicles 33:7,15, <font class="hebrew2">סָ֑מֶל</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Deuteronomy 4:16</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">סֵ֫מֶל</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Ezekiel 8:3,5</a>; — <em>image, figure</em> of anything, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מֶּסֶל תְּמוּנַת כָּלסֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Deuteronomy 4:16</a>; <em>idol-image</em> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מֶּסֶל הַסּ</font>2Chronicles 33:7 and (<font class="hebrew2">מֶּסֶל</font> omitted) <a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">2 Chronicles 33:15</a>; <font class="hebrew2">סֵמֶל הַקִּנְאָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Ezekiel 8:3</a> <em>the statue of jealousy</em>, i.e. that rouses <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>'s jealousy, = <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Ezekiel 8:5</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">סמם</font> (√ of following; meaning dubious; if akin to Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070201.gif"> <em>smell</em> Lane<sup>1593</sup>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070202.gif"> any <em>fragrant plant</em> Id<sup>1594</sup>, then <font class="hebrew2">ס</font> must be for <font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font>; in that case <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> perhaps loan-word in Hebrew; Late Hebrew <em>id., spice, drug</em> (Ecclus <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font> Ecclesiasticus 38:4 m.), Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">סַמָּא</font> <em>id.</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070203.gif"> <em>drug, pigment</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070204.gif"> <em>poison</em> is apparently loan-word Frä<sup>262</sup>). <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>figure, idol, image <p>Or cemel {say'-mel}; from an unused root meaning to resemble; a likeness -- figure, idol, image. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַסֶּ֖מֶל הַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ הסמל סֵ֖מֶל סֵ֛מֶל סָ֑מֶל סמל has·se·mel hassemel sā·mel Samel sāmel sê·mel Semel sêmel<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/deuteronomy/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 4:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תְּמוּנַ֣ת כָּל־ <b> סָ֑מֶל </b> תַּבְנִ֥ית זָכָ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of any <span class="itali">figure,</span> the likeness<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the similitude <span class="itali">of any figure,</span> the likeness<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the form of any <span class="itali">figure</span> the likeness of male<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/33-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 33:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ פֶּ֥סֶל <b> הַסֶּ֖מֶל </b> אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the carved image <span class="itali">of the idol</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a carved image, <span class="itali">the idol</span> which he had made,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/33-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> put the carved <span class="itali">of the idol</span> which had made<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/33-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 33:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַנֵּכָ֤ר וְאֶת־ <b> הַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ </b> מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> gods <span class="itali">and the idol</span> from the house<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> gods, <span class="itali">and the idol</span> out of the house<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/33-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gods the foreign <span class="itali">and the idol</span> the house of the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/8-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 8:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֣ם מוֹשַׁ֔ב <b> סֵ֖מֶל </b> הַקִּנְאָ֥ה הַמַּקְנֶֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the seat <span class="itali">of the idol</span> of jealousy,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> where [was] the seat <span class="itali">of the image</span> of jealousy,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/8-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in it the seat <span class="itali">of the idol</span> of jealousy to jealousy<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 8:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְשַׁ֣עַר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ <b> סֵ֛מֶל </b> הַקִּנְאָ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [was] this <span class="itali">idol</span> of jealousy<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the altar <span class="itali">this image</span> of jealousy<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gate of the altar <span class="itali">idol</span> of jealousy this<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5566.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5566.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5566<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hassemel_5566.htm">has·se·mel — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/samel_5566.htm">sā·mel — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/semel_5566.htm">sê·mel — 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"> 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