Strong's Lexicon

H6458

H6458 — פָּסַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpacalverb-stemOccurrences: 6TWOT: 1788

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6458
Word:	פָּסַל
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	pacal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	paw-sal'
Meaning:	1. to carve, whether wood or stone
KJV Renderings:	grave, hew.

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פָּסַל verb hew, hew into shape (Late Hebrew Pi`el hew off boughs; Aramaic פְּסַל, [untranscribed source text 4261] = Biblical Hebrew; Nabataean פסלא stone-cutter); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix פְּסָלוֺ Hab 2:18 Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּפְסֹל Exod 34:4, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פֲּסָלֿ Exod 34:1; Deut 10:1 — hew out stone tablets Exod 34:1; Exod 34:4; Deut 10:1; Deut 10:3 building-stones 1Kgs 5:32 with cognate accusative (suffix referring to פֶּסֶל) Hab 2:18.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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