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[ ter-uh-fim ] / ˈtɛr ə fɪm /
plural noun, singular ter·aph [ter-uhf]. /ˈtɛr əf/. idols or images reverenced by the ancient Hebrews and kindred peoples, apparently as household gods. Origin of teraphim1350–1400; <Hebrew tərāphīm; replacing Middle English theraphym<Late Latin theraphim (Vulgate) <Greek theraphín (Septuagint) <Hebrew, as above Words nearby teraphimterahertz, Terai, terai hat, terakihi, teraph, teraphim, teras, terat-, teratism, terato-, teratoblastoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teraphimMr. Tyndale conjectures that the “Teraphim” of Scripture were of the same class. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia|Thomas Forester The more childish forms of ancient superstition, such as the use of ephods and teraphim, had fallen into desuetude. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar The home of the average Israelite had its teraphim and other domestic divinities. The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible|R. Heber Newton The teraphim was an idol about the size of a man: how did Michal use it to deceive Saul's messengers? Heroes of Israel|Theodore Gerald Soares
Are we going back to the days of the Judges, when wealthy Micah set up his private ephod, teraphim, and Levite? Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions|Thomas H. Huxley
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