teraphim
English
Etymology
From ecclesiastical Latin theraphim, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek θεραφίν (theraphín), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew תְּרָפִים (t'rafím, “household gods”), perhaps from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "sem-jar" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E..
Pronunciation
Noun
teraphim (plural teraphims)
- An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.
- 1611, And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. — Judges 18:20, King James Version
- 1658, And [...] the Statuæ Isiacæ, Teraphims, and little Idols, found about the Mummies, do make a decussation or Jacobs Crosse with their armes — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 191)
- Plural use example:- Genesis 31:30 & 34
- Singular use example:- 1 Samuel 19:13 & 16
Translations
An idol or other image
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