עָצָב
a.tsav (H6091)
idol
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "a.tsav" (H6091) is defined as an "idol." This term is used 17 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the Israelite culture and faith. The semantic domain of "Deity & Divine" suggests that "a.tsav" is closely related to the concept of gods or divine beings, other than the one true God. In its range of usage, "a.tsav" is often used to describe physical objects that are worshipped as gods, such as statues or images. This usage implies that the Israelites recognized the distinction between the true God and false gods, and that they were aware of the dangers of idolatry. The frequency of its occurrence in the Bible also suggests that idolatry was a persistent problem in Israelite society. The significance of "a.tsav" lies in its role as a warning against idolatry and the dangers of worshipping false gods. By using this term, the biblical authors emphasize the importance of monotheism and the exclusive worship of the one true God.
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They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols, and to the people.
They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.
They stripped him, and took his head and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.
They abandoned the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and the idols, so wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Bel bows down. Nebo stoops. Their idols are carried by animals, and on the livestock. The things that you carried around are heavy loads, a burden for the weary.
“Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don’t conceal: say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed! Her images are disappointed. Her idols are dismayed.’
They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn’t approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.
Now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, ‘They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves.’
Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”
All her idols will be beaten to pieces, and all her temple gifts will be burned with fire, and all her images I will destroy; for of the hire of a prostitute has she gathered them, and to the hire of a prostitute shall they return.”
It will come to pass in that day, says Yahweh of Armies, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they will be remembered no more. I will also cause the prophets and the spirit of impurity to pass out of the land.