צלם
See also: צ־ל־ם
Hebrew
Etymology
Cognate with Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmum), Classical Syriac ܨܠܡܐ (ṣalmā) and, by dissimilation of /l/ to /n/, Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam).
Pronunciation
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Noun
צֶלֶם • (tsélem) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- graven image
- image, likeness, semblance
- Tanach, Genesis 1:26:
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
- way·yómɛr ʔɛ̈lohím naʕäśɛ́ ʔɔdɔ́m bə̈·ṣalménu ki·ḏə̈muṯénu wə̈·yirdú ḇi·ḏə̈gáṯ hay·yɔ́m u·ḇə̈·ʕóp̄ haš·šɔmáyim u·ḇab·bə̈hemɔ́ u·ḇə̈·ḵɔl-hɔ·ʔɔ́rɛṣ u·ḇə̈·ḵɔl-hɔ·rɛ́mɛś hɔ·roméś ʕal-hɔ·ʔɔ́rɛṣ
- 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.
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | צֶלֶם | first | צַלְמִי | צַלְמֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַצֶּלֶם | second | צַלְמְךָ | צַלְמֵךְ | צַלְמְכֶם | צַלְמְכֶן | |
| construct | צֶלֶם־ | third | צַלְמוֹ | צַלְמָהּ | צַלְמָם | צַלְמָן | |
Noun
צַלָּם • (tsalám) m (plural indefinite צַלָּמִים, singular construct צַלַּם־, plural construct צַלָּמֵי־, feminine counterpart צַלֶּמֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]
Verb
צִלֵּם • (tsilém) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of צילם
References
Yiddish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛɪ̯ɫəm/
Noun
צלם • (tseylem) m, plural צלמים (tslomem)