teraphim

== English == === Etymology === From ecclesiastical Latin theraphim, from Ancient Greek θεραφίν (theraphín), from Hebrew תְּרָפִים (t'rafím, “household gods”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəfɪm/ Hyphenation: ter‧a‧phim === Noun === teraphim plural of teraph === Noun === teraphim (plural teraphims) Synonym of teraph. 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) 2000, World English Bible, 1 Samuel 19:13 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. ==== Translations ====