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HebrewH8655Noun (Masculine)

תְּרָפִים

te.ra.phim

14Occurrences
H8655Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol

plural from H7495 (רָפָא); a healer;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ 1) idolatry, idols, image(s), teraphim, family idol 1a) a kind of idol used in household shrine or worship

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

תְּרָפִים appears 14 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Judges
5
1 Samuel
3
Genesis
3
2 Kings
1
Hosea
1
Zechariah
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 15:23BSB

For rebellion is like the sin of divination,and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry.Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,He has rejected you as king.”

1 Samuel 19:16BSB

And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.

Genesis 31:19BSB

Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

Genesis 31:35BSB

Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.

Judges 17:5BSB

Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.