figure
mas.kit denotes a figure or depicted object, including prohibited cultic objects, imagined constructions, and decorative settings.
The term most often occurs for figures or depicted objects in contexts of prohibited images and secret chambers; it also describes what is imagined in the heart or mind and appears once for decorative settings.
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Depicted or cultic figures · dominant
In Leviticus 26:1 the singular absolute form occurs in a prohibition against setting a figured stone in the land for bowing down. In Numbers 33:52 the plural construct form stands among objects to be destroyed, while Ezekiel 8:12 uses the singular construct form for each elder's chamber of his figure in the darkness.
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Imagined constructions · common
In Proverbs 18:11 the singular construct form occurs in the comparison of a rich man's substance to an exalted wall in his imagination. In Psalm 73:7 the plural construct form appears in the clause the APB renders, "the imaginations of their hearts overflow."
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Decorative settings · occasional
In Proverbs 25:11 the plural construct form occurs in the image that the APB renders, "Apples of gold in settings of silver," followed by a comparison to a timely spoken word.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its presentation across the verses: "figure," "figured stone," "carved figures," "imagination," "imaginations," and "settings." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these phrases show the clauses' differing contexts rather than fixed English equivalents.