The meaning of “פְּסִיל”
Understanding pᵉçîyl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
carved (graven) image, quarry. - an idol 1) image, idol, graven image
פְּסִיל
carved (graven) image, quarry. - an idol 1) image, idol, graven image
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 7:25 | “The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.” Word: פְּסִיל (pᵉçîyl) | |
| Judges 3:26 | “And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.” Word: פְּסִיל (pᵉçîyl) | |
| 2 Kings 17:41 | “So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. ” Word: פְּסִיל (pᵉçîyl) | |
| 2 Chronicles 34:3 | “For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.” Word: פְּסִיל (pᵉçîyl) | |
| Psalms 78:58 | “For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.” Word: פְּסִיל (pᵉçîyl) |