Lexical Definition

‎פֶּסֶל‎ peçel (peh'-sel) idol ^H:N-M
from ‎פָּסַל‎

carved (graven) image.

• an idol

1) idol, image

See Greek: εἴδωλον

Extended Information

• Also means: pe.sil (‎פ‎ָּ‎ס‎ִ‎יל‎ "idol" פְּסִיל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פֶּ֫סֶל‎₃₁ noun masculine^{Hab 2:18} idol, image; — absolute ‎׳‎‎פ‎ Judg 17:3 +, ‎פָּ֑סֶל‎ Isa 42:17 construct ‎פֶּסֶל‎ Judg 18:31 +; suffix ‎פִּסְלִי‎ Isa 48:5, etc.; plural supplied by ‎פְּסִילִים‎ see following; — idol, as likeness of man or animal Exod 20:4=Deut 5:8; Deut 4:16; Deut 4:23; Deut 4:25, also Deut 27:15; 2Kgs 21:7; 2Chr 33:7; Isa 42:17; Isa 44:9; Isa 48:5; Nah 1:14; Hab 2:18 (of wood or stone, compare vHab 2:19); of metal Judg 17:3; Judg 17:4 + 6 t. 18 (compare GFM), Isa 40:19; Isa 44:10 (with ‎נָסַךְ‎), Jer 10:14; Jer 51:17 (with ‎צוֺרֵף‎); of wood Isa 40:20; Isa 44:15; Isa 44:17; Isa 45:20.

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