פֶּסֶל
pesel
/PEH-sel/
“carved image, graven idol”
Carved or hewn image of wood or stone; forbidden in Second Commandment as false materialization of invisible transcendent God.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From פָּסַל (H6458) to carve, hew.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
graven imagecarved image
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: פֶּסֶל (carved image, graven idol) -> G1497
LXX conceptual translation: פֶּסֶל (carved image, graven idol) -> G5480
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where פֶּסֶל (pesel) carries significant theological or narrative weight.