Lexical Definition

‎דְּמוּת‎ dᵉmûwth (dem-ooth') likeness ^H:N-F
from ‎דָּמָה‎

fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.

• resemblance
• concretely, model, shape
• adverbially, like

n f
1) likeness, similitude
adv
2) in the likeness of, like as

See Greek: ἰδέα · ὅμοιος · ὁμοίωμα · ὁμοίωσις

Extended Information

• adv

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎דְּמוּת‎ noun feminine likeness, similitude (mostly late) (according to Lag^{BN 12. 147 ff.} mispunct. for ‎דִּמְוַת‎ from ‎דִּמְוָה‎; according to We^{Prol. 413. Eng. Tr. 389} an Aramaic Loan-word, but see Di Gen 5:1, Dr^{JPh xi. 216} Che^{OP. 474}) — absolute ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Isa 40:18 + 3 t.; construct ‎׳‎‎ד‎ Gen 5:1 + 16 t.; suffix ‎דְּמוּתוֺ‎ Gen 5:3 ‎דְּמוּתֵנוּ‎ Gen 1:26 —

1. likeness, similitude, of external appearance, chiefly in Ezek.: Ezek 1:5 (likeness, i.e. something that appeared like) so vEzek 1:26; Ezek 8:2 ‎דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה (אֵשׁׅ‎ (compare Co), Ezek 10:1 ‎כִּסֵּא‎ ‎׳‎‎כְּמַרְאֵה ד‎; compare also Dan 10:16 ‎כִּדְמוּת בְּנֵי אָדָם‎ i.e. one like the sons of man; similitude, resemblance Ezek 1:5; Ezek 1:10; Ezek 1:16; Ezek 1:22; Ezek 1:26; Ezek 10:10; Ezek 10:21; Ezek 10:22 ‎דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם‎ Ezek 1:26 ‎׳‎‎מַרְאֵה ד‎ ‎׳‎‎כְּבוֺד י‎ vEzek 1:28 also 2Kgs 16:10 (pattern of altar), 2Chr 4:3 (images of oxen); of son in likeness of father Gen 5:3 (P); so also of man in likeness of God Gen 1:26 (|| ‎צֶלֶם‎) Gen 5:1 (both P); compare Isa 40:18 what ‎׳‎‎ד‎ will ye compare to him (‎אֵל‎) ? || ‎דִּמָּה‎ q. v.

2. adverbially, in likeness of, like as Isa 13:4 compare Ezek 23:15 & ‎׳‎‎כִּד‎ Ps 58:5*. — Ezek 1:13 read ‎וּבֵינוֺת‎, see ‎בֵּין‎ and J P Peters^{JBL 1892 40. 42}. On ‎דְּמוּת אֶחָד‎ Ezek 1:16; Ezek 10:10 (apparently masculine) compare Thes & Sm who translate the likeness of one had they all four; Co reads ‎אחת‎.

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