Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
idol
Usage: image, statue, idol
Strong's Number
H5566
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
3
Strong's H5566 Quick Answer
Strong's H5566 סֶמֶל סֵמֶל (cemel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cemel (seh'-mel) (or cemel {say'-mel}) n-m. 1. a likeness [from an unused root meaning to resemble] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include idol, image, and likeness. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cemel (seh'-mel) (or cemel {say'-mel}) n-m. 1. a likeness [from an unused root meaning to resemble]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- idol, image, and likeness
Meaning and Definition
cemel (seh'-mel) (or cemel {say'-mel}) n-m. 1. a likeness [from an unused root meaning to resemble] KJV: figure, idol, image.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5566. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5566 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cemel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H5566 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5566 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5566 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5566.
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5566, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5566 FAQ
What does cemel (סֶמֶל) mean?
Cemel (Strong's H5566) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "likeness". cemel (seh'-mel) (or cemel {say'-mel}) n-m. 1. a likeness [from an unused root meaning to resemble]
How many times is cemel (סֶמֶל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H5566 across 3 books.
Where can I study cemel (סֶמֶל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5566 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cemel (סֶמֶל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as idol, image, and likeness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.