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צֶלֶם H6755

H6755 is the Hebrew word צֶלֶם, transliterated tselem and said tseh'-lem. The King James Version most often renders it image.

Word: צֶלֶםTransliteration: tselemSaid: tseh'-lemLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 14 verses

What it means

an idolatrous figure.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) or צְלֶם; (Aramaic), corresponding to H6754 (צֶלֶם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

image 14×image's 1×form 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: form, image.

Verses using צֶלֶם

All 14 verses, quoted in full.

Daniel 2:31 · KJV

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

Daniel 2:32 · KJV

This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

Daniel 2:34 · KJV

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

Daniel 2:35 · KJV

Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

Daniel 3:1 · KJV

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 3:2 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Daniel 3:3 · KJV

Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Daniel 3:5 · KJV

That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

Daniel 3:7 · KJV

Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Daniel 3:12 · KJV

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Daniel 3:14 · KJV

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

Daniel 3:15 · KJV

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

Daniel 3:18 · KJV

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Daniel 3:19 · KJV

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6755 mean?

H6755 is the Hebrew word צֶלֶם (tselem), meaning an idolatrous figure.

How is H6755 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it image (14 times), image's (1 time), form (1 time).

How many times does H6755 appear in the Bible?

צֶלֶם (tselem) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6755 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) or צְלֶם; (Aramaic), corresponding to H6754 (צֶלֶם).

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