בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ (bə·ṣal·mê·nū) in Genesis 1:26: Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural

Hebrew-nominal

Preposition

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural

Bet preposition

First person common plural

This form carries the BSB rendering "in Our image" within Genesis 1:26. Genesis 1 presents God ordering, filling, naming, blessing, and giving life to the created world by his word.

Masculine

Singular

Construct

The action or phrase rendered "in Our image" in Genesis 1:26

The BSB+ parsing Prep-b | N-msc | 1cp places the word within the clause movement of Genesis 1:26.

It attaches the image term to the prepositional phrase "in Our image," with the construct form and first common plural suffix tying the phrase to the speaker's own image.

The preposition, construct state, and suffix do not by themselves define the full doctrine of the image of God or settle every question raised by the plural pronoun.

High: The preposition, construct noun, and first plural suffix shape the phrase in our image, a high-value interpretive phrase.

Prepositional construct phrase with possessive suffix. expresses the image relation in which humankind is to be made. Attached to the making of humankind in Genesis 1:26. Governed by the divine speech in Genesis 1:26. The construct form and suffix belong to the phrase, but the verse and canon must govern image-of-God theology.

What relation does this phrase express? It expresses that humankind is to be made in our image, with the image relation supplied by the phrase.

Direct: The preposition, construct form, and suffix directly support the rendering in our image.

The first plural suffix belongs to the phrase, but the form alone does not settle the identity of the plural speaker. The construct phrase supports image language but does not by itself define the whole doctrine of the image of God.

Suffix alone settles the plural speaker: The suffix marks our in the phrase, but the broader context and canon govern how the plural is explained. construct phrase alone defines image doctrine: The phrase is important, but Genesis 1 and the canon supply the doctrine, not morphology alone.

The BSB+ row for Genesis 1:26 links the English rendering "in Our image" with בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ, Strong's H6754, and the morphology tag Prep-b | N-msc | 1cp.

H6754 is represented here by the lemma צֶלֶם. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "in Our image" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.

The form sits inside the purpose phrase for making humanity, so the preposition, construct noun, and suffix together identify the standard or relation in which humanity is to be made.

Genesis 1:26 presents humanity's creation in relation to God's image and likeness, then immediately connects that identity with rule over living creatures.

The form fits Scripture's opening witness that creation is received from God and interpreted under his speech and order.

When teaching Genesis 1:26, use this form to show how "image" is grammatically bound to the speaker by the construct relationship and suffix, while the verse and canon define the theological meaning.

Do not derive the whole doctrine of humanity, male and female, dominion, or divine plurality from Prep-b | N-msc | 1cp alone. The form anchors the phrase, but the passage carries the doctrine.