Exodus 20:4:3Exod.20.4.W3TAB
פֶ֣֙סֶל֙
fesel
“carved image”
- Transliteration
- FE-sel
- Extended
- FEH-sehl
- IPA
- /ˈfɛ.sɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- carved image
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
FE-sel
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-a-SE-le-kha FE-sel
- clause
LO ta-a-SE-le-kha FE-sel ve-khol-te-mu-NA a-SHER ba-sha-MA-yim mim-ma-AL va-a-SHER ba-A-rets mit-TA-khat
- sentence
LO ta-a-SE-le-kha FE-sel ve-khol-te-mu-NA a-SHER ba-sha-MA-yim mim-ma-AL va-a-SHER ba-A-rets mit-TA-khat va-a-SHER bam-MA-yim mit-TA-khat la-A-rets
Exegesis
The direct object comprises a coordination of pesel {פֶּסֶל | pe-sel} ‘idol’ and temunah {תְּמוּנָה | tə-mû-nāh} ‘likeness,’ with vechol {וְכָל | wə-ḵol} ‘and any’ expanding scope.
Root and etymology
Rootp-s-l
“to carve”
In context — Exodus 20:4
You shall not make for yourself an idol or any likeness —whether of what is in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath the earth.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 20:4, so the Hebrew word פֶ֣֙סֶל֙ (fesel) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.4.W3.S1) and character.