Temunah תְּמוּנָה
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| תְּמוּנָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | temunah |
| Strong's number | H8544 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | likeness |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (6) |
Temunah (Hebrew תְּמוּנָה, Strong's H8544) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “likeness”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
form, image, likeness, representation, semblance
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | likeness (5), similitude (4), image (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | form (7), anything (1), any form (1), your presence (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Temunah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 20:4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
Numbers
- Numbers 12:8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 4:12And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.
- Deuteronomy 4:15Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
- Deuteronomy 4:16Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape, whether in the likeness of a male or female,
- Deuteronomy 4:23Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
- Deuteronomy 4:25When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time, if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form—doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God and provoking Him to anger—
- Deuteronomy 5:8Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
Job
- Job 4:16It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
Psalms
- Psalm 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).