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Strong's H6459 פֶּסֶל (pecel)

Pecel means “idol” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6459
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 31
Books 11

Strong's H6459 Quick Answer

Strong's H6459 פֶּסֶל (pecel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. pecel (peh'-sel) n-m. 1. an idol [from H6458] It has 31 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include graven, idols, idol, and carved. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
pecel (peh'-sel) n-m. 1. an idol [from H6458]
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
graven, idols, idol, and carved

Meaning and Definition

pecel (peh'-sel) n-m. 1. an idol [from H6458] KJV: carved (graven) image. Root(s): H6458

Original Word
פֶּסֶל
Transliteration
pecel
Derivation
Root: פסל First root strongs: 6458
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6459. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6459 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pecel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

graven Exodus 20:4 25× idols Leviticus 26:1 idol 2 Chronicles 33:7 carved Judges 18:18

How Strong's H6459 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 31 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6459 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6459 in the Old Testament

31 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 20:4 KJV

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

Leviticus 26:1 KJV

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 4:16 KJV

Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6459.

Exodus 20:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Leviticus 26:1 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
Deuteronomy 4:23 Old Testament, KJV
Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
Deuteronomy 4:25 Old Testament, KJV
When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:
Deuteronomy 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Deuteronomy 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Judges 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
Judges 17:4 Old Testament, KJV
Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
Judges 18:14 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
Judges 18:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.
Judges 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
Judges 18:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
Judges 18:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Judges 18:31 Old Testament, KJV
And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
2 Kings 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
2 Chronicles 33:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
Psalms 97:7 Old Testament, KJV
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
Isaiah 40:19 Old Testament, KJV
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah 40:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Isaiah 42:17 Old Testament, KJV
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
Isaiah 44:9 Old Testament, KJV
They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Isaiah 44:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Isaiah 44:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isaiah 44:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Isaiah 45:20 Old Testament, KJV
Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Isaiah 48:5 Old Testament, KJV
I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
Jeremiah 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Jeremiah 51:17 Old Testament, KJV
Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Nahum 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
Habakkuk 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6459, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Old Testament
Judges 8 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6459 FAQ

What does pecel (פֶּסֶל) mean?

Pecel (Strong's H6459) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "idol". pecel (peh'-sel) n-m. 1. an idol [from H6458]

How many times is pecel (פֶּסֶל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's H6459 across 11 books.

Where can I study pecel (פֶּסֶל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6459 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate pecel (פֶּסֶל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as graven, idols, idol, and carved. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.