פָּסַל
pa.sal
“to hew”
Definition
to carve, whether wood or stone
a primitive root;
- to cut, hew, hew into shape 1a) (Qal) to hew, hew out, quarry
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
פָּסַל appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.
So I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.
What use is an idol,that a craftsman should carve it—or an image,a teacher of lies?For its maker trusts in his own creation;he makes idols that cannot speak.
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