Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6456 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פְּסִיל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6458 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 24 |
| Transliteration: | pciyl |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pes-eel' |
| Meaning: | 1. an idol |
| KJV Renderings: | carved (graven) image, quarry. |
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[פָּסִיל]23 noun masculine Deut 7:25 id.; — plural (פֶּ֫סֶל serving as singular) פְּסִילִים Judg 3:19 +; פְּסִלִים Hos 11:2 +; construct פְּסִילֵי Jer 51:47 +; suffix פְּסִילֶיךָ Mic 5:12, etc.; — idols, Hos 11:2; Isa 10:10 + 10 t., + (of wood, with שָׂרַף) Deut 7:5; Deut 7:25, so (with גִּדַּע ) Deut 12:3 of stone Isa 21:9 (with שִׁבַּר ), Judg 3:19; Judg 3:26 (compare GFM), stone or metal Mic 1:7; 2Chr 34:7 ( כִּתַּת), compare 2Chr 34:3 2Chr 34:4 (sheathed with) silver Isa 30:22.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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