צלם

See also: צ־ל־ם

Hebrew

Etymology 1

    Cognate with Akkadian 𒀩 (ṣalmum), Classical Syriac ܨܠܡܐ (ṣalmā) and, by dissimilation of /l/ to /n/, Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)Category:Requests for references for etymologies in Hebrew entries#צלמ

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    צֶלֶם • (tsélem) mCategory:Hebrew lemmas#צלמCategory:Hebrew nouns#צלמCategory:Hebrew terms in the pattern קֶטֶל#צלמCategory:Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms#צלמCategory:Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms#צלמCategory:Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms#צלמCategory:Hebrew masculine nouns#צלמCategory:Hebrew entries with incorrect language header#צלמCategory:Hebrew masculine nouns#צלמCategory:Pages with entries#צלמCategory:Pages with 2 entries#צלמ [pattern: קֶטֶל]

    1. graven image
    2. image, likeness, semblance
      • Tanach, Genesis 1:26:
        וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
        way·yómɛr ʔɛ̈lohím naʕäśɛ́ ʔɔḏɔ́m bə̈·ṣalménu ki·ḏə̈muṯénu wə̈·yirdú ḇi·ḏə̈ḡáṯ hay·yɔ́m u·ḇə̈·ʕóp̄ haš·šɔmáyim u·ḇab·bə̈hemɔ́ u·ḇə̈·ḵɔl-hɔ·ʔɔ́rɛṣ u·ḇə̈·ḵɔl-hɔ·rɛ́mɛś hɔ·roméś ʕal-hɔ·ʔɔ́rɛṣ
        And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
        Category:Hebrew terms with quotations#צלמ
    Declension

    Etymology 2.1

      Coined by Jewish educator, writer and scholar David YellinCategory:Hebrew terms coined by David Yellin#צלמCategory:Hebrew coinages#צלמ, based on צֶלֶם (tsélem, “image, likeness”) (above).

      Noun

      צַלָּם • (tsalám) m (plural indefinite צַלָּמִיםCategory:Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks#צלמCategory:Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters#צלמ, singular construct צַלַּם־Category:Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks#צלמ, plural construct צַלָּמֵי־Category:Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks#צלמ, feminine counterpart צַלֶּמֶתCategory:Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks#צלמCategory:Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters#צלמ)Category:Hebrew lemmas#צלמCategory:Hebrew nouns#צלמCategory:Hebrew terms in the pattern קַטָּל#צלמCategory:Hebrew masculine nouns#צלמCategory:Hebrew entries with incorrect language header#צלמCategory:Hebrew masculine nouns#צלמCategory:Pages with entries#צלמCategory:Pages with 2 entries#צלמ [pattern: קַטָּל]

      1. (photographyCategory:he:Photography#צלמ) photographer
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2.2

      Verb

      צִלֵּם • (tsilém) (pi'el construction)Category:Hebrew lemmas#צלמCategory:Hebrew verbs#צלמCategory:Hebrew pi'el verbs#צלמCategory:Hebrew entries with incorrect language header#צלמCategory:Pages with entries#צלמCategory:Pages with 2 entries#צלמ

      1. defective spelling of צילםCategory:Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters#צלמCategory:Hebrew defective spellings#צלמ

      References

      Category:he:Occupations#צלמCategory:he:People#צלמ

      Yiddish

      Etymology

      From HebrewCategory:Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew#צלמCategory:Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew#צלמ צֶלֶם (tsélem).

      Category:Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew#צלמCategory:Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root צ־ל־ם#צלמ

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      צלם • (tseylem) mCategory:Yiddish lemmas#צלמCategory:Yiddish nouns#צלמCategory:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#צלמCategory:Yiddish entries with incorrect language header#צלמCategory:Yiddish masculine nouns#צלמCategory:Pages with entries#צלמCategory:Pages with 2 entries#צלמ, plural צלמים (tslomem)Category:Yiddish terms with redundant script codes#צלמCategory:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#צלמ

      1. image
      2. cross, crucifix
      Category:Hebrew coinages Category:Hebrew defective spellings Category:Hebrew lemmas Category:Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters Category:Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks Category:Hebrew masculine nouns Category:Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms Category:Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms Category:Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms Category:Hebrew nouns Category:Hebrew pi'el verbs Category:Hebrew terms belonging to the root צ־ל־ם Category:Hebrew terms coined by David Yellin Category:Hebrew terms in the pattern קֶטֶל Category:Hebrew terms in the pattern קַטָּל Category:Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Hebrew terms with audio pronunciation Category:Hebrew terms with quotations Category:Hebrew verbs Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Requests for references for etymologies in Hebrew entries Category:Yiddish lemmas Category:Yiddish masculine nouns Category:Yiddish nouns Category:Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew Category:Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew Category:Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root צ־ל־ם Category:Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Category:Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Category:he:Occupations Category:he:People Category:he:Photography