# H6754 צֶלֶם

צֶלֶם (tselem), Strong’s H6754: a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol KJV: image, vain shew.. Occurs 17 times.

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*tselem* — a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol

KJV: image, vain shew.

Occurs 17 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- צֶ֫לֶם n.m. image
- 1 images
- 2 image, likeness, of resemblance
- 3 fig. = mere, empty, image, semblance

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 1:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/1?v=26) — God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over…
- [Genesis 1:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/1?v=27) — God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
- [Genesis 5:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/5?v=3) — Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him…
- [Genesis 9:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/9?v=6) — Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
- [Numbers 33:52](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/33?v=52) — then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their stone idols, destroy all…
- [1 Samuel 6:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/6?v=5) — Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to…
- [1 Samuel 6:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/6?v=11) — They put the LORD’s ark on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.
- [2 Kings 11:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/11?v=18) — All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images in pieces…
- [Ezekiel 7:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/7?v=20) — As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their…
- [Ezekiel 16:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/16?v=17) — You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of…