Tselem (צלם) means graven image in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
graven image
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tselem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מראה פנים או גוף של דמות.
וַיְחִי אָדָם שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה; וַיּוֹלֶד בִּדְמוּתוֹ כְּצַלְמוֹ, וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת.
- 2חומר גלם המגולף לפי צורה, וצורת אדם בפרט, ששימש לעבודה זרה.
וַעֲשִׂיתֶם צַלְמֵי טְחֹרֵיכֶם וְצַלְמֵי עַכְבְּרֵיכֶם הַמַּשְׁחִיתִם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וּנְתַתֶּם לֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּבוֹד...
- 3לא בשימושחושך, אפלה.
אַךְ בְּצֶלֶם יִתְהַלֶּךְ אִישׁ אַךְ הֶבֶל יֶהֱמָיוּן יִצְבֹּר וְלֹא יֵדַע מִי אֹסְפָם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tselem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צֶלֶם
- Written without vowel points
- צלם
- Said
- tselem
- Root
- צ־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- צְלָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' צְלָמִים; כ' צַלְמִי, צַלְמוֹ
- Gematria
- 160
This is how Tselem is said in other languages.
- English
- graven image
- Spanish
- estatua, efigie
These words mean nearly the same as Tselem.
- דיוקן
- דמה
- דמותfigure
- פסל
- אלילidol
- עצב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tselem.
The word Tselem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צלם אלהים
- צלם אנוש
- צלם בהיכל
- צלם זכר
- צלם מסכה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tselem comes from the root צ־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tselem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tselem.
What does Tselem (צלם) mean in Hebrew?
Tselem (צלם) means graven image. It is said tselem, with the stress on tse.
What is a synonym for Tselem (צלם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tselem (צלם) are דיוקן, דמה, דמות, פסל, אליל, and עצב.
What rhymes with Tselem (צלם)?
Words that rhyme with Tselem (צלם) include תלם, הלם, and אלם.
Is Tselem (צלם) masculine or feminine?
The word Tselem (צלם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צְלָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צלם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.