פֶּסֶלpeçel

idol, image (Habakkuk 2:18; Judges 17:3; Isaiah 42:17; Judges 18:31; Isaiah 48:5)

Pronunciation: peh'-sel · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6459

Same root

פָּסַלpâçal · H6458to carve, whether wood or stone

Where it appears

Appears 31 times in the Bible.

Exodus 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.
Leviticus 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.
Deuteronomy 4:16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman,
Deuteronomy 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.
Deuteronomy 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.
Deuteronomy 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.

See every passage

Exodus 20:4
Leviticus 26:1
Deuteronomy 4:16, 4:23, 4:25, 5:8, 27:15
Judges 17:3, 17:4, 18:14, 18:17, 18:18, 18:20, 18:30, 18:31
2 Kings 21:7
2 Chronicles 33:7
Psalms 97:7
Isaiah 40:19, 40:20, 42:17, 44:9, 44:10, 44:15, 44:17, 45:20, 48:5
Jeremiah 10:14, 51:17
Nahum 1:14
Habakkuk 2:18

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).