Words the Bible translates as idol
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ma'asehמַעֲשֶׂהwhat someone does or makes: a deed, a piece of work, or the thing produced by it
- eidōlonεἴδωλονan idol: a false god, or the man-made figure of one, treated as divine and given the worship that belongs to God alone
- gillulגִּלּוּלidols: the lifeless man-made objects that false worship treats as gods, named with open contempt
- peselפֶּסֶלa carved cult image: a statue made to worship, forbidden in Israel
- shiqqutsשִׁקּוּץa detestable thing: something felt as revolting, above all an idol or the equipment of pagan worship that God loathes
- pesilפָּסִילa carved idol: an image of a god cut and shaped by hand from wood, stone, or metal to be worshiped
- elilאֱלִילa contemptuous word for a false god or idol: a so-called god branded as a powerless nothing
- atsavעָצָבan idol: a man-made image set up and worshipped as a false god
- tselemצֶלֶםimage: a concrete, fashioned thing that stands in for and makes present whatever it represents
- semelסֶמֶלidolnot studied yet
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