דְּמוּת

n.f. likeness, similitude (mostly late) (according to LagBN 12, 147 ff. mispunct. for דִּמְוַת from דִּמְוָה; according to WeProl. 413, Eng. Tr 389 an Aramaic loan-word, but v. Di Gn 5:1, DrJPh. xi. 216 CheOP. 474)—abs. ד׳ Is 40:18 + 3 times; cstr. ד׳ Gn 5:1 + 16 times; sf. דְּמוּתוֹ Gn 5:3; דְּמוּתֵנוּ 1:26;— likeness, similitude, of external appearance, chiefly in Ezek.: Ez 1:5 (likeness, i.e. something that appeared like) so v 26; 8:2 דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה (אֵשׁ) (cf. Co), 10:1 כְּמַרְאֵה ד׳ כִּסֵּא; cf. also Dn 10:16 כִּדְמוּת בְּנֵי אָדָם i.e. one like the sons of man; similitude, resemblance Ez 1:5, 10, 16, 22, 26; 10:10, 21, 22; דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם 1:26; מַרְאֵה ד׳ כְּבוֹד י׳ v 28; also 2 K 16:10 (pattern of altar), 2 Ch 4:3 (images of oxen); of son in likeness of father Gn 5:3 (P); so also of man in likeness of God Gn 1:26 (‖ צֶלֶם), 5:1 (both P); cf. Is 40:18 what ד׳ will ye compare to him (אֵל)? ‖ דִּמָּה q.v. adverbially, in likeness of, like as Is 13:4 cf. Ez 23:15 & כִּד׳ ψ 58:5.—Ez 1:13 read וּבֵינוֹת v. בֵּין and J P PetersJBL 1892, 40.42. On דְּמוּת אֶחָד Ez 1:16; 10:10 (apparently masc.) cf. Thes & Sm who trans. the likeness of one had they all four; Co reads אהת.