לְ/צֶ֣לֶם
𐤋/𐤑𐤋𐤌
letselem
to-image
(Aramaic) or צְלֶם; (Aramaic), corresponding to צֶלֶם; an idolatrous figure; form, image.
Daniel 3:7 · Word #26
Lexicon H6755
| Lemma | צֶלֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤑𐤋𐤌 |
| Transliteration | tselem |
| Strong's | H6755 |
| In-context | to-image |
Morphology AR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6755-02
to an image-of
| Root | צלם (ṣ-l-m) |
| Core Meanings | image, likeness, form, statue, shadow-representation |
| Semantic Range | image, likeness, statue, idol, visible representation, shaped figure |
| Conceptual Significance | In Biblical Aramaic (notably Daniel), צֶלֶם commonly refers to royal or idolatrous statues, highlighting themes of representation, authority, and false worship in contrast to the living God whose true "image" is not man-made. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic noun, common masculine singular construct (Ncmsc) with prefixed preposition לְ (“to/for”). The construct state indicates it governs a following noun (e.g., "image of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun צֶלֶם denotes an image or formed representation, often a statue. The form is masculine singular construct with a prefixed לְ (“to/for”), so "to an image-of" preserves both the construct relationship (requiring a following genitive) and the singular masculine sense. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root צלם (image, likeness, form, statue, shadow-representation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6754-01 |
betsalemenu | in our shadow-image |
H6754-02 |
betsalemo | in his image-form |
H6754-03 |
betselem | in image-of |
H6755-01 |
letsalema | to the image |
H6758-01 |
mitsalemonah | from Shadowness |
H6755-03 |
tsalema | the image-form |
H6754-04 |
tsalemey | shadow-images of |
H6756-01 |
tsalemon | Shadowy-One (Tsalmôn) |
H6754-05 |
tselamayv | his shadow-forms |
H6755-04 |
tselem | an image-figure |
H6755-05 |
uletselem | and to an image-form |
H6754-06 |
vetsalemey | and shadow-images of |
Word Usage (17 occurrences of H6755)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:31 | צְלֵ֥ם | tselem | image |
| Daniel 2:31 | צַלְמָ֨/א | tsalema | statue |
| Daniel 2:32 | צַלְמָ֗/א | tsalema | image |