Lexicon
שְׂכִיָּה
se.khiy.yah
H7914
H:N-F Hebrew

image

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se.khiy.yah denotes images in Isaiah 2:16, where they stand alongside ships of Tarshish as objects opposed.

The attested use refers to images: in Isaiah 2:16 the plural construct form occurs in the clause directed against ships of Tarshish and desirable images.

Senses in use

  1. Images named in an opposing clause · dominant

    In Isaiah 2:16, the feminine plural construct form שְׂכִיּוֹת occurs in a clause directed against ships of Tarshish and desirable images; the APB renders the clause "and against all the desirable images."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 2:16 the APB presents the clause as "and against all the desirable images,".

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