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Meaning of teraphim | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈtɛɹəfɪm/

Definitions

Synonym of teraph.

Examples

“And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people”
“1658, And […] the Statuæ Isiacæ, Teraphims, and little Idols, found about the Mummies, do make a decussation or Jacobs Crosse with their armes — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 191)”
“Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with the clothes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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