This prohibition is reinforced by the use of four different names to describe other gods. First, idols
(’ělîl), literally meaning nothing.
Second, the word image
(pěsěl) comes from a verb meaning, to hew from wood or stone.
It refers to divine representations made out of such materials. Third, a pillar
(mǎṣṣēḇāh) is a standing stone connected to the worship of Canaanite gods (Exodus 23:24). Finally, a figured stone
(’ěḇěn mǎśkîṯ) is an idolatrous symbol hewn from stone (see Ezekiel 8:10–12).
1 “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the LORD your God.