צַלְמוֹנִית, (denom. of צֶלֶם) dear image; trnsf. only child (cmp. סִבְרוֹנָא). Gen. R. s. 94; Midr. Sam. ch. XXX; ch. XXXII דן נכנס בצַלְמוֹנִיתוֹ וכ׳ Dan went in to his father (for a blessing) with his only son (Gen. XLVI, 23), and was blessed with a posterity of &c. (Num. I, 39).