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Hebrew · H8544

תְּמוּנָה

Something portioned (i.e. fashioned ) out, as a shape , i.e. (indefinitely) phantom , or (specifically) embodiment , or (figuratively) manifestation (of favor)

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תְּמוּנָה H8544
Pronunciation təmûnāṯeḵā

What does תְּמוּנָה (təmûnāṯeḵā) mean in the Bible?

תְּמוּנָה (təmûnāṯeḵā): Visual form or embodied manifestation; used of God's appearance yet resists idolatrous representation in Hebrew theology.

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Questions this entry answers

What does תְּמוּנָה (təmûnāṯeḵā) mean in the Bible?

תְּמוּנָה (təmûnāṯeḵā): Visual form or embodied manifestation; used of God's appearance yet resists idolatrous representation in Hebrew theology.

How does the BSB render H8544?

The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include form (3), in the form (2), a form (1), in Your presence (1), of any form (1).

Where does תְּמוּנָה (təmûnāṯeḵā) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 20:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (6), Exodus (1), Job (1), Numbers (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
form 3× Deuteronomy 4:12, Deuteronomy 4:15, Deuteronomy 4:25
in the form 2× Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 5:8
a form 1× Job 4:16
in Your presence 1× Psalms 17:15
of any form 1× Deuteronomy 4:16
of anything 1× Exodus 20:4
the form 1× Numbers 12:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 20:4 תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה to of anything Noun - feminine singular Numbers 12:8 וּתְמֻנַ֥ת to the form Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 4:12 וּתְמוּנָ֛ה to form Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 4:15 תְּמוּנָ֔ה to form Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 4:16 תְּמוּנַ֣ת to of any form Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 4:23 תְּמ֣וּנַת to in the form Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 4:25 תְּמ֣וּנַת to form Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 5:8 תְּמוּנָ֔֡ה to in the form Noun - feminine singular Job 4:16 תְּ֭מוּנָה to a form Noun - feminine singular Psalms 17:15 תְּמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ to in Your presence Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Exodus 20:4
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 6 Job 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
תְּמ֣וּנַת 2x tə·mū·naṯ Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:25
וּתְמוּנָ֛ה 1x ū·ṯə·mū·nāh Deuteronomy 4:12
וּתְמֻנַ֥ת 1x ū·ṯə·mu·naṯ Numbers 12:8
תְּמוּנָ֡֔ה 1x tə·mū·nāh Exodus 20:4
תְּמוּנָ֔ה 1x tə·mū·nāh Deuteronomy 4:15
תְּמוּנָ֔֡ה 1x tə·mū·nāh Deuteronomy 5:8
תְּ֭מוּנָה 1x tə·mū·nāh Job 4:16
תְּמוּנַ֣ת 1x tə·mū·naṯ Deuteronomy 4:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x Exodus 20:4, Deuteronomy 4:15, Deuteronomy 5:8, Job 4:16
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 4:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Numbers 12:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 17:15
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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