H6736 H6736
image, form; possibly idols or the form/appearance of a person
This rare word appears in contexts suggesting either physical images (idols) or the form or appearance of something. Isaiah uses it of idol-makers who will be ashamed, while Psalm 49's difficult text may refer to human form or appearance descending to Sheol. The semantic range seems to encompass both crafted images and natural form or shape. The word shares roots with terms for rock and formation, suggesting something shaped or formed.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Isaiah 45:16 speaks of makers of 'images' (apparently idols) being ashamed, while Psalm 49:14's Ketiv reading uses the word in a difficult phrase about form descending to Sheol. English gives 'idols' and a Ketiv note about 'form,' Spanish similarly. The word's rarity makes precise definition challenging, but contexts suggest shaped or formed things—whether human-crafted idols or the natural form/appearance of the human body. The connection to 'tzur' (rock, form) may indicate something carved or shaped, whether by artisan hands or divine creation. 2×
AR["[صورَتُهُم]", "الأَصْنَامِ"]·ben["-মূর্তির"]·DE["[ketiv:their-form]", "[צירים]"]·EN["[ketiv:their-form]", "idols"]·FR["[צירים]", "idole"]·heb["ו-צור-ם", "צירים"]·HI["और-रूप", "मूर्तियों-के"]·ID["berhala-berhala"]·IT["[[וצירם]]", "[צירים]"]·jav["brahala", "sami-seneng"]·KO["[그들-의-형상]", "우상의"]·PT["e-sua-forma", "ídolos"]·RU["идолов", "кетив"]·ES["[ketiv]", "ídolos"]·SW["sanamu", "umbo-lao"]·TR["...", "putlarin"]·urd["[وَ-اُن-کی-صورت]", "بتوں-کے"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [צִיר] n.m. image;—pl. צִירִים Is 45:16 = idols; sg. sf. צירם ψ 49:15 Kt their form (v. צוּרָה).