Teraphim
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɛɹəfɪm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Teraphim is a noun meaning plural of teraph.
Meaning
plural of teraph.
More Meanings
- Synonym of teraph.
Example Sentences
Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with the clothes.
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
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)
Word Forms
- teraphims
Synonyms for teraphim
Depending on context, synonyms include teraph.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include idol, housegod, hierophany, godhead, idoll, numen.
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