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tᵊrāfīm תְּרָפִים ‘Teraphim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: plural from rāfāʾ רָפָא ‘to heal’

tᵊrāfīm n, m
1) idolatry, idols, image(s), teraphim, family idol
 1a) a kind of idol used in household shrine or worship

Mentioned in Genesis 31:19, 31:35, 31:34 Judges 18:14, 17:5, 18:17, 18:18, 18:20 1 Samuel 15:23, 19:13, 19:16 2 Kings 23:24 Ezekiel 21:26 Hosea 3:4 Zechariah 10:2

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