צֶלֶם

tselem

TSEH-lem

image, likeness

Where it comes from

Elsewhere the word is used for a carved idol — a physical stand-in for a god. Genesis takes the word and puts it on people instead of statues.

Genesis 9:6

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

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More words

adamah neshamah gan shamar avad ezer shabat qara mayim tehom kokhav ets chata qol arum kutonet zera mavet chayah shuv berit ot mishpachah goy