A noun denoting a carved or sculpted image, possibly originating as the name of a foreign deity before becoming a generic term for idol-statues. In Deuteronomy 4:16, Moses warns against making a 'pesel temunat kol-semel'—a carved image in the form of any figure—linking it to the broader prohibition against idolatry. Manasseh places such an idol in the Temple itself (2 Chr 33:7), later removing it in repentance (2 Chr 33:15). Ezekiel encounters the provocative 'image of jealousy' at the Temple's north gate (Ezek 8:3, 5), an idol so offensive it arouses God's jealous anger. The Phoenician cognate confirms its use as a standard term for cult images.