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teraphim

Syllables: ter·a·phim/ˈtɛɹəfɪm/

teraphim is the plural of teraph.

Meaning of teraph

Noun

teraph (plural teraphs or teraphim)

  1. An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.
    • Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.2000, World English Bible, Genesis 31:19
    Synonyms:
    teraphim

Noun

teraphim (plural teraphims)

  1. Synonym of teraph.
    • 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 people1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 18:20
    • 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)
    Synonyms:
    teraph

Synonyms of teraphim

Forms of teraphim

pluralteraphims

Origin of teraphim

From ecclesiastical Latin theraphim, from Ancient Greek θεραφίν (theraphín), from Hebrew תְּרָפִים (t'rafím, “household gods”).

Questions about teraphim

What does teraphim mean?
Teraphim means synonym of teraph.
What is teraphim the plural of?
Teraphim is the plural of teraph.
What part of speech is teraphim?
Teraphim is a noun.
How do you pronounce teraphim?
Teraphim is pronounced /ˈtɛɹəfɪm/.
What is the plural of teraphim?
The plural of teraphim is teraphims.

Words near teraphim in the dictionary

  1. teraops
  2. terap
  3. teraparsec
  4. teraparsecs
  5. teraph
  6. teraphim
  7. teraphims
  8. teraphs
  9. terapin
  10. terapins
  11. terapixel

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