Pesel (פסל) means sculpture in Hebrew.
It can also mean statue. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sculpture, statue
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pesel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דמות תלת ממדית שנוצרה בידי אדם.
לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל, וְכָל־תְּמוּנָה; אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת – וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם, מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pesel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּסֶל
- Written without vowel points
- פסל
- Said
- pesel
- Root
- פ־ס־ל
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּסָלִים או פְּסִילִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּסָלִים או פְּסִילִים; פֶּסֶל־, ר' פִּסְלֵי־ או פְּסִילֵי־
- Gematria
- 170
This is how Pesel is said in other languages.
- English
- sculpture, statue
- Arabic
- تمثال, مجسم
- Russian
- изваяние, скульптура, статуя
- French
- sculpture, statue
- Spanish
- escultura, estátua
- German
- Skulptur, Statue, Standbild
These words mean nearly the same as Pesel.
These words rhyme with Pesel.
The word Pesel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פסל חי
- פסל חופשי
- פסל קינטי
- פסל סביבתי
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The word Pesel comes from the root פ־ס־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Pesel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pesel.
What does Pesel (פסל) mean in Hebrew?
Pesel (פסל) means sculpture and statue. It is said pesel, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Pesel (פסל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pesel (פסל) are צלם and אליל.
What rhymes with Pesel (פסל)?
Words that rhyme with Pesel (פסל) include כסל, כסל, and אסל.
Is Pesel (פסל) masculine or feminine?
The word Pesel (פסל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּסָלִים או פְּסִילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פסל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.