Deuteronomy 4:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”
תְּמוּנָה
something portioned (i.e. fashioned) out, as ashape, i.e. (indefinitely) phantom, or (specifically) embodiment, or (figuratively) manifestation (of favor)
זָכָר
a male
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זָכָר
Male, masculine. Zakar. God created male and female. Both equally bear His image. Both are essential to reflecting the fullness of who He is.
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כֹּל
any
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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שָׁחַת
you should act corruptly/ !
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שָׁחַת
you should act corruptly/ !
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
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תַּבְנִית
a likeness of
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תַּבְנִית
structure; by implication, a model, resemblance
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נְקֵבָה
a female
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נְקֵבָה
female (from the sexual form)
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סֶמֶל
figure
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סֶמֶל
a likeness
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פֶּסֶל
an image of
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פֶּסֶל
an idol
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