CAL: *ṣlmn

statue of a divinity, idol

JLAtg, Sam, LJLA

TgO Gen31:19↗ צָלמָנַיָא דִלאֲבוּהָא‏ṣālmānayāˀ dilˀəabûhāˀܨܵܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ ܕܼܠܐܲܒܘܼܗܵܐ‏ܨܵܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ ܕܼܠܐܲܒܘܼܗܵܐ‏ṣālmānayāˀ dilˀəabûhāˀצָלמָנַיָא דִלאֲבוּהָא‏ܨܵܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ ܕܼܠܐܲܒܘܼܗܵܐ‏ܨܵܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ ܕܼܠܐܲܒܘܼܗܵܐ‏ : her father's idols ; TgJ 1Sam19:13↗ וֻנסֵיבַת מִיכַל יָת צַלמָנַיָא"עביטא" וְשַוִיאַת עַל עַרסָא‏wunseybat miykal yāt ṣalmānayāˀ"ˁbyṭˀ" wəšawiyˀat ˁal ˁarsāˀܘܽܢܣܹܝܒܲܬ ܡܼܝܟܲܠ ܝܵܬ ܨܲܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ"ܥܒܝܛܐ" ܘܫܲܘܼܝܐܲܬ ܥܲܠ ܥܲܪܣܵܐ‏ܘܽܢܣܹܝܒܲܬ ܡܼܝܟܲܠ ܝܵܬ ܨܲܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ"ܥܒܝܛܐ" ܘܫܲܘܼܝܐܲܬ ܥܲܠ ܥܲܪܣܵܐ‏wunseybat miykal yāt ṣalmānayāˀ"ˁbyṭˀ" wəšawiyˀat ˁal ˁarsāˀוֻנסֵיבַת מִיכַל יָת צַלמָנַיָא"עביטא" וְשַוִיאַת עַל עַרסָא‏ܘܽܢܣܹܝܒܲܬ ܡܼܝܟܲܠ ܝܵܬ ܨܲܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ"ܥܒܝܛܐ" ܘܫܲܘܼܝܐܲܬ ܥܲܠ ܥܲܪܣܵܐ‏ܘܽܢܣܹܝܒܲܬ ܡܼܝܟܲܠ ܝܵܬ ܨܲܠܡܵܢܲܝܵܐ"ܥܒܝܛܐ" ܘܫܲܘܼܝܐܲܬ ܥܲܠ ܥܲܪܣܵܐ‏ : Michal took the idols [MT אֶת־הַתְּרָפִים] (var.: saddle-bag) and put them on the bed ; TgJ Is10:10↗ מַלכְווָן דְפָלְחָן לְטָעְוָתָא וֻצַלמָנֵיהוֹן‏malkəwwān dəpāləḥān ləṭāˁəwātāˀ wuṣalmāneyhownܡܲܠܟܘܘܵܢ ܕܦܵܠܚܵܢ ܠܛܵܥܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܽܨܲܠܡܵܢܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ‏ܡܲܠܟܘܘܵܢ ܕܦܵܠܚܵܢ ܠܛܵܥܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܽܨܲܠܡܵܢܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ‏malkəwwān dəpāləḥān ləṭāˁəwātāˀ wuṣalmāneyhownמַלכְווָן דְפָלְחָן לְטָעְוָתָא וֻצַלמָנֵיהוֹן‏ܡܲܠܟܘܘܵܢ ܕܦܵܠܚܵܢ ܠܛܵܥܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܽܨܲܠܡܵܢܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ‏ܡܲܠܟܘܘܵܢ ܕܦܵܠܚܵܢ ܠܛܵܥܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܽܨܲܠܡܵܢܹܝܗܘܿܘܢ‏ : kingdoms that worship false divinities and their images ; TgPs78:58↗ ובפסיליהון ובצילמוניהון אקנון יתיה‏wbpsylyhwn wbṣylmwnyhwn ˀqnwn ytyhܘܒܦܣܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܨܝܠܡܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܩܢܘܢ ܝܬܝܗ‏ܘܒܦܣܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܨܝܠܡܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܩܢܘܢ ܝܬܝܗ‏wbpsylyhwn wbṣylmwnyhwn ˀqnwn ytyhובפסיליהון ובצילמוניהון אקנון יתיה‏ܘܒܦܣܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܨܝܠܡܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܩܢܘܢ ܝܬܝܗ‏ܘܒܦܣܝܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܨܝܠܡܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܐܩܢܘܢ ܝܬܝܗ‏

☛Derivatives▶

ṣalmānū, ṣalmānūṯā n.f. — likeness of an image
ṣalmānāy adj. — image-like
- ṣalmānāˀīṯ adv. — as an image
- ṣalmānāyū, ṣalmānāyūṯā n.f. — worth of being named in a simile ?
ṣalmānī, ṣalmānīṯā n.f. — small female idol (?)

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

In the JLA targums this word renders both תרפים and פסילים. Properly speaking attested so far only as an individuating plural of ṣlm, but a singular is presupposed here because it serves as the base of derivatives, q.v.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1285Levy Ch-W: 2:328Tal Sam: 733