פְּסִילpᵉçîyl
id., idols (Deuteronomy 7:25; Judges 3:19; Hosea 11:2; Jeremiah 51:47; Micah 5:12)
Pronunciation: pes-eel' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6456
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 23 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 7:5 This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.
- Deuteronomy 7:25 “You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the Lord your God.
- Deuteronomy 12:3 Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!
- Judges 3:19 But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, “I have a secret message for you.” So the king commanded his servants, “Be quiet!” and he sent them all out of the room.
- Judges 3:26 While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah.
- 2 Kings 17:41 So while these new residents worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).