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teraphim

/ˈtɛɹəfɪm/

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What does teraphim mean?

noun

  1. plural of teraph
  2. Synonym of teraph.

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/ˈtɛɹəfɪm/

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Laban was satisfied with the advice of the teraphim, but he was embarrassed as to the way in which he was to attach Jacob to his house.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
The significance of the idols worshipped by Jacob and his family is not for a certainty known, but it is believed by certain writers that the Seraphim and Teraphim were the usual images which were used to represent the male and female energies.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639