מַשְׂכִּית

סֶמֶל çemel · H5566 · image

Both terms denote visual representations or images in cultic contexts, overlapping as types of idolatrous images — carved or formed images used in worship.

פְּסִיל pᵉçîyl · H6456 · graven image

Both lexemes denote types of images/representations, with פְּסִיל (pᵉçîyl, H6456) specifically emphasizing the carved/graven aspect and מַשְׂכִּית (maskîyth, H4906) covering a broader range (including mental "conceit" and visual imagery). They share genuine semantic overlap in the "image" sense and could function as near-synonyms in contexts referring to forbidden/cult images.

אֱלִיל ʼĕlîyl · H457 · image, idol, useless

Both terms denote cultic images or related concepts — one explicitly "idol," the other "image(-ry), picture" — overlapping within the sense of forbidden or cultic imagery.

מִפְלֶצֶת miphletseth · H4656 · horrible idol

Both words denote forbidden images or idols and occur in similar contexts of cultic prohibition.

מַסֵּכָה maççêkâh · H4541 · molten image, covering, blanket

Both words denote idolatrous or cultic images. מַסֵּכָה emphasizes molten or cast images, while מַשְׂכִּית emphasizes figured or carved imagery, and both refer to forbidden cultic representations.

צֶלֶם tselem · H6754 · image, likeness, resemblance

Both words have “image” as a core sense and refer to representations or idols.

פֶּסֶל peçel · H6459 · graven image

Both words denote manufactured images used in cultic contexts. מַשְׂכִּית (maskîyth, H4906) is broader ("image, picture, conceit"), while פֶּסֶל (peçel, H6459) is more specific ("carved (graven) image").

עָצָב ʻâtsâb · H6091 · idol

Both terms denote visual representations used in idolatrous contexts — one "image(-ry), picture," the other "idol, image" — both describing physical representations.

עֹצֶב ʻôtseb · H6090 · idol, pain, suffering

Both terms denote physical representations or images used in cultic contexts, overlapping referents such as idols and carved images.

חַמָּן chammân · H2553 · incense altar

Both terms denote forbidden cultic images or idols, overlapping senses within the domain of idolatrous objects.

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The word denotes a carved or figured image, as the prohibited carved images and figured stones the people were not to set up for worship.

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The word denotes an idolatrous image used in worship, as the carved images and cast metal idols the Israelites were commanded to destroy.

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The word can denote ornamental craftsmanship, as the fitting word compared to apples of gold in silver settings.

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The word denotes an imagination or mental conception, as the imaginations of the heart that overflow, or a rich person's confidence in his own imagined security.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.