Teraphim Definition

terəfim
teraph
noun
Small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples.
Webster's New World

An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.

Wiktionary
(plural teraphims)
Sometimes taken as singular.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Teraphim

Noun

Singular:
teraphim
Plural:
teraphims

Origin of Teraphim

  • From ecclesiastical Latin theraphim, from Ancient Greek θεραφίν (theraphin), from Hebrew תְּרָפִים (t'rafím, “household gods"), perhaps from Jewish Aramaic.

    From Wiktionary

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