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Lexicon :: Strong's H6459 - pesel

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פֶּסֶל
Transliteration
pesel
Pronunciation
peh'-sel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1788a

Strong’s Definitions

פֶּסֶל peçel, peh'-sel; from H6458; an idol:—carved (graven) image.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H6459 in the following manner: graven image (28x), carved image (2x), graven (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H6459 in the following manner: graven image (28x), carved image (2x), graven (1x).

  1. idol, image

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פֶּסֶל peçel, peh'-sel; from H6458; an idol:—carved (graven) image.
STRONGS H6459: Abbreviations
פֶּ֫סֶל 31 noun masculineHabakkuk 2:18 idol, image; — absolute פ׳ Judges 17:3 +, פָּ֑סֶל Isaiah 42:17; construct פֶּסֶל Judges 18:31 +; suffix פִּסְלִי Isaiah 48:5, etc.; plural supplied by פְּסִילִים see following; — idol, as likeness of man or animal Exodus 20:4 = Deuteronomy 5:8; Exodus 4:16, 23, 25, also Deuteronomy 27:15; 2 Kings 21:7; 2 Chronicles 33:7; Isaiah 42:17; Isaiah 44:9; Isaiah 48:5; Nahum 1:14; Habakkuk 2:18 (of wood or stone, compare Habakkuk 2:19); of metal Judges 17:3, 4 + 6 times 18 (compare GFM), Isaiah 40:19; Isaiah 44:10 (with נָסַךְ), Jeremiah 10:14; Jeremiah 51:17 (with צוֺרֵף); of wood Isaiah 40:20; Isaiah 44:15, 17; Isaiah 45:20.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

4:16; 4:23; 4:25; 20:4

Deuteronomy

5:8; 27:15

Judges

17:3; 17:3; 17:4; 18:31

2 Kings

21:7

2 Chronicles

33:7

Isaiah

40:19; 40:20; 42:17; 42:17; 44:9; 44:10; 44:15; 44:17; 45:20; 48:5; 48:5

Jeremiah

10:14; 51:17

Nahum

1:14

Habakkuk

2:18; 2:18; 2:19

H6459

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6459 matches the Hebrew פֶּסֶל (pesel),
which occurs 30 times in 30 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:4 - “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:1 - “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:16 - So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:23 - So be careful not to break the covenant the LORD your God has made with you. Do not make idols of any shape or form, for the LORD your God has forbidden this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:25 - “In the future, when you have children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, do not corrupt yourselves by making idols of any kind. This is evil in the sight of the LORD your God and will arouse his anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:8 - “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - ‘Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the LORD.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:3 - He returned the money to her, and she said, “I now dedicate these silver coins to the LORD. In honor of my son, I will have an image carved and an idol cast.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:4 - So when he returned the money to his mother, she took 200 silver coins and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:14 - The five men who had scouted out the land around Laish explained to the others, “These buildings contain a sacred ephod, as well as some household idols, a carved image, and a cast idol. What do you think you should do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:18 - When the priest saw the men carrying all the sacred objects out of Micah’s shrine, he said, “What are you doing?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:20 - The young priest was quite happy to go with them, so he took along the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the carved image.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:30 - Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses,[fn] as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:31 - So Micah’s carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:7 - Manasseh even made a carved image of Asherah and set it up in the Temple, the very place where the LORD had told David and his son Solomon: “My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem—the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:7 - Manasseh even took a carved idol he had made and set it up in God’s Temple, the very place where God had told David and his son Solomon: “My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem—the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - Those who worship idols are disgraced—
all who brag about their worthless gods—
for every god must bow to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:19 - Can he be compared to an idol formed in a mold,
overlaid with gold, and decorated with silver chains?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:20 - Or if people are too poor for that,
they might at least choose wood that won’t decay
and a skilled craftsman
to carve an image that won’t fall down!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:17 - But those who trust in idols,
who say, ‘You are our gods,’
will be turned away in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:9 - How foolish are those who manufacture idols.
These prized objects are really worthless.
The people who worship idols don’t know this,
so they are all put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:10 - Who but a fool would make his own god—
an idol that cannot help him one bit?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:15 - Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire.
With it he warms himself and bakes his bread.
Then—yes, it’s true—he takes the rest of it
and makes himself a god to worship!
He makes an idol
and bows down in front of it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:17 - Then he takes what’s left
and makes his god: a carved idol!
He falls down in front of it,
worshiping and praying to it.
“Rescue me!” he says.
“You are my god!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:20 - “Gather together and come,
you fugitives from surrounding nations.
What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols
and pray to gods that cannot save!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:5 - That is why I told you what would happen;
I told you beforehand what I was going to do.
Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it.
My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:14 - And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh:
“You will have no more children to carry on your name.
I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods.
I am preparing a grave for you
because you are despicable!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:18 - “What good is an idol carved by man,
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation—
a god that can’t even talk!
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