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It is used in the Bible to describe the act of shaping or fashioning something from wood, stone, or metal, typically in the context of idol-making. The term carries a negative connotation in the biblical text, as it is frequently associated with the creation of graven images, which are prohibited by the commandments given to the Israelites.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, the practice of carving idols was common among various cultures. These idols were often seen as physical representations of deities and were used in worship and religious rituals. The Israelites, however, were commanded by God to worship Him alone and to avoid the creation and worship of idols. This command was a distinctive feature of Israelite religion, setting them apart from surrounding nations. The prohibition against idol-making is rooted in the belief in the unseen, transcendent nature of God, who cannot be represented by any physical form.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to hew, hew into shape<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>carved (1), cut (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מָּסַל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>hew, hew into shape</b></font> (Late Hebrew Pi`el <em>hew off</em> boughs; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">מְּסַל</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb082002.gif"> = Biblical Hebrew; Nabataean <font class="hebrew2">פסלא</font> <em>stone-cutter</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">מְּסָלוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּפְסֹל</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/34-4.htm">Exodus 34:4</a>, etc.; <em>Imperative</em> masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">מֲּסָלֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/34-1.htm">Exodus 34:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">Deuteronomy 10:1</a>; — <em>hew out</em> stone tablets <a href="/interlinear/exodus/34-1.htm">Exodus 34:1,4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">Deuteronomy 10:1,3</a>; building-stones <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/5-32.htm">1 Kings 5:32</a>; with cognate accusative (suffix referring to <font class="hebrew2">מֶּסֶל</font>) <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Habakkuk 2:18</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>grave, hew <p>A primitive root; to carve, whether wood or stone -- grave, hew. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּ וַיִּפְסֹ֡ל וָאֶפְסֹ֛ל ואפסל ויפסל ויפסלו פְּסָל־ פְסָלוֹ֙ פסל־ פסלו fesaLo p̄ə·sā·lōw pə·sāl- pəsāl- p̄əsālōw pesol vaefSol vaiyifseLu vaiyifSol wā’ep̄sōl wā·’ep̄·sōl way·yip̄·sə·lū way·yip̄·sōl wayyip̄səlū wayyip̄sōl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/34-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 34:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה <b> פְּסָל־ </b> לְךָ֛ שְׁנֵֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Moses, <span class="itali">Cut</span> out for yourself two<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> said unto Moses, <span class="itali">Hew</span> thee two tables<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/34-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Moses <span class="itali">Cut</span> two tablets<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/34-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 34:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וַיִּפְסֹ֡ל </b> שְׁנֵֽי־ לֻחֹ֨ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">So he cut</span> out two stone<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And he hewed</span> two tables<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/34-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">cut</span> two tablets<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 10:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֣ה אֵלַ֗י <b> פְּסָל־ </b> לְךָ֞ שְׁנֵֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said <span class="itali">to me, 'Cut</span> out for yourself two<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> said <span class="itali">unto me, Hew</span> thee two<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the LORD to me <span class="itali">Cut</span> two tablets<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/10-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 10:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֔ים <b> וָאֶפְסֹ֛ל </b> שְׁנֵי־ לֻחֹ֥ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of acacia wood <span class="itali">and cut</span> out two tablets<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wood, <span class="itali">and hewed</span> two<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/10-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wood of acacia <span class="itali">and cut</span> two tablets<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 5:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּ </b> בֹּנֵ֧י שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the Gebalites <span class="itali">cut</span> them, and prepared<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> builders <span class="itali">did hew</span> [them], and the stonesquarers:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">cut</span> builders Solomon's<p><b><a href="/text/habakkuk/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Habakkuk 2:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פֶּ֗סֶל כִּ֤י <b> פְסָלוֹ֙ </b> יֹֽצְר֔וֹ מַסֵּכָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/habakkuk/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> its maker <span class="itali">has carved</span> it, [Or] an image,<br><a href="/kjvs/habakkuk/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that the maker <span class="itali">thereof hath graven</span> it; the molten image,<br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is the idol when <span class="itali">has carved</span> his handiwork it an image<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6458.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6458.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6458<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/fesalo_6458.htm">p̄ə·sā·lōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/pesol_6458.htm">pə·sāl- — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaefsol_6458.htm">wā·’ep̄·sōl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyifselu_6458.htm">way·yip̄·sə·lū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyifsol_6458.htm">way·yip̄·sōl — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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