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# likeness

«likeness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Being alike or similar; how much one thing looks like…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a likeness, likenesses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Being alike or similar; how much one thing looks like another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#m1)

2) A picture, drawing or statue that looks like a real person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Genesis, man is made in God's "likeness", and in Deuteronomy the likeness of any creature must not be made as an idol. Interpretation: Tradition reads "in the likeness of God" as meaning each person has a special worth, with a mind and a conscience, and not that God has a body. The ban on making likenesses guards against worshiping images. In the primary lessons: In families: "There's a strong likeness between you and your mum." In art lessons: a portrait that is a good likeness looks like the person. Phrases: a strong likeness, a family likeness, a good likeness.

### examples

- In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him; (Torah GEN.5.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x1)
- the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven, (Torah DEU.4.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x2)
- lest ye deal corruptly, and make you a graven image, even the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, (Torah DEU.4.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x3)
- Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him? (Prophets ISA.40.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x4)
- And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. (Prophets EZK.1.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x5)
- And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. (Prophets EZK.1.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x6)
- There is a strong likeness between the twins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x7)
- The painting is a good likeness of the queen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x8)
- I can see the family likeness in your smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x9)
- The sculptor made a likeness of the famous runner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x10)
- The police drew a likeness of the thief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x11)
- Is the drawing a good likeness? Not really! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x12)
- It is not the same Pivi—but there is a kind of likeness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/#x13)

### note

Countable. From "like" + "-ness". Similar: resemblance, similarity. Do not confuse with "liking" (enjoying something).

### In the corpora

- [In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.117/)
- [the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.129/)
- [the likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.130/)
- [Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.855/)
- [And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «likeness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/likeness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.