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Isaiah 40:19

“The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פֶּסֶלpeçel · peh'-sel
H6459 · Hebrew

Definition: an idol
Derivation: from H6458 (פָּסַל);
KJV renderings: carved (graven) image.
Grammar: הַ — particle (definite article)
פֶּ֨סֶל֙ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HTd/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 30 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 20:4 Leviticus 26:1 Deuteronomy 4:16 Deuteronomy 4:23 Deuteronomy 4:25

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פֶּסֶל here.

Verse 18 Verse 20

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.