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Embryo

גֹּ֫לֶםStrong’s H1564

golem (go-lem)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Golem is the Hebrew word usually translated “shapeless form my”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.”
Psalms 139:16 KJV
Meaning
  1. Embryo, fetus
How it's translated
  • shapeless form my 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    גֹּ֫לֶם golem · embryo

    embryo, fetus

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.