אֱלִיל (ʼĕlîyl) — Idol
Hebrew word study: אֱלִיל (ʼĕlîyl), Strong's H457. good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
KJV translation words: idol, no value, thing of nought.
Strong's H457 is tagged on 20 words in 18 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 19:4 and last appears in Zechariah 11:17.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 18)
- Leviticus 19:4 — הָאֱלִילִים — the worthless idols
- Leviticus 26:1 — אֱלִילִם — worthless idols
- 1 Chronicles 16:26 — אֱלִילִים — are worthless idols
- Job 13:4 — אֱלִל — worthlessness
- Psalms 96:5 — אֱלִילִים — are worthless idols
- Psalms 97:7 — בָּאֱלִילִים — in the worthless idols
- Isaiah 2:8 — אֱלִילִים — idols
- Isaiah 2:18 — וְהָאֱלִילִים — and the idols
- Isaiah 2:20 — אֱלִילֵי — the idols of
- Isaiah 10:10 — הָאֱלִיל — the idol
- Isaiah 10:11 — וְלֶאֱלִילֶיהָ — and to idols its
- Isaiah 19:1 — אֱלִילֵי — the idols of
- Isaiah 19:3 — הָאֱלִילִים — the idols
- Isaiah 31:7 — אֱלִילֵי — the idols of
- Jeremiah 14:14 — וֶאֱלִיל — and an idol
- Ezekiel 30:13 — אֱלִילִים — worthless idols
- Habakkuk 2:18 — אֱלִילִים — idols
- Zechariah 11:17 — הָאֱלִיל — the worthlessness
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H408 אַל (ʼal).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H434 אֱלוּל (ʼĕlûwl).
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What does ʼĕlîyl (H457) mean?
Good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol.
How is H457 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H457 as: idol, no value, thing of nought..
How often does אֱלִיל (ʼĕlîyl) appear?
Strong's H457 is tagged on 20 words in 18 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 19:4 and last appears in Zechariah 11:17.
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