Definition

a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol

Etymology

from an unused root meaning to shade;

How the KJV renders it

• image
• vain shew

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.