The meaning of “פֶּסֶל”
Understanding peçel reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
carved (graven) image. - an idol 1) idol, image
פֶּסֶל
carved (graven) image. - an idol 1) idol, image
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 20:4 | “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:” Word: פֶּסֶל (peçel) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:25 | “When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:” Word: פֶּסֶל (peçel) | |
| 2 Kings 21:7 | “And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:” Word: פֶּסֶל (peçel) | |
| Psalms 97:7 | “Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.” Word: פֶּסֶל (peçel) | |
| Jeremiah 51:17 | “Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.” Word: פֶּסֶל (peçel) |
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