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Lexicon :: Strong's H457 - 'ĕlîl

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אֱלִיל
Transliteration
'ĕlîl
Pronunciation
el-eel'
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Part of Speech
masculine adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from אַל (H408)
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TWOT Reference: 99a

Strong’s Definitions

אֱלִיל ʼĕlîyl, el-eel'; apparently from H408; good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol:—idol, no value, thing of nought.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H457 in the following manner: idol (17x), image (1x), no value (1x), things of nought (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H457 in the following manner: idol (17x), image (1x), no value (1x), things of nought (1x).

  1. of nought, good for nothing, worthless

    1. of physicians, a shepherd, a divination

    2. of false gods

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֱלִיל ʼĕlîyl, el-eel'; apparently from H408; good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol:—idol, no value, thing of nought.
STRONGS H457: Abbreviations
† אֱלִיל noun masculine (etymology uncertain: most probably akin to Syriac LwlAf   weak, feeble, poor; perhaps also in usage [compare b] felt to suggest אַל not; compare Che on Isaiah 2:8) insufficiency, worthlessness.
a. Zechariah 11:17 רֹעִי הָאֱלִיל the shepherd of worthlessness = the worthless shepherd, Job 13:4 רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל worthless physicians (|| טֹפְלֵי־שֶׁקֶר), Jeremiah 14:14 Qr concrete a thing nought (uttered by prophets), but here קֶסֶם אֱלִיל a worthless divinity (|| חֲזוֺן שֶׁקֶר, תַּרְמִית לִבָּם) should perhaps be read (compare Gf).
b. especially plural אֱלִילִים concrete worthless gods, idols (compare הֲבָלִים) (possibly originally an independent word = gods, compare Sabean אלאלת, & see NöSBAk 1882, p. 1191, but even if so, associated by the prophets with idea of worthlessness, & used by them in irony contrast with אֵלִים, אֱלֹהִים) Leviticus 19:4 (not to be made) Leviticus 26:1 (both H), Isaiah 2:8, 18, 20 (twice in verse) (of silver & gold), Isaiah 10:10 מַמְלְכוֺת הָאֱלִיל (collective) kingdoms of idolatrous worthlessness, Isaiah 10:11; Isaiah 19:1, 3 (of Egypt) Isaiah 31:7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 30:13 (Egypt), Habakkuk 2:18 אִלְּמִים א׳ dumb idols, Psalm 96:5 (= 1 Chronicles 16:26) all the gods of the nations are א׳ vain, worthless gods Psalm 97:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:4; 26:1

1 Chronicles

16:26

Job

13:4

Psalms

96:5; 97:7

Isaiah

2:8; 2:8; 2:18; 2:20; 10:10; 10:11; 19:1; 19:3; 31:7

Jeremiah

14:14

Ezekiel

30:13

Habakkuk

2:18

Zechariah

11:17

H457

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H457 matches the Hebrew אֱלִיל ('ĕlîl),
which occurs 20 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:4 - “Do not put your trust in idols or make metal images of gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:1 - “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:26 - The gods of other nations are mere idols,
but the LORD made the heavens!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:4 - As for you, you smear me with lies.
As physicians, you are worthless quacks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:5 - The gods of other nations are mere idols,
but the LORD made the heavens!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:7 - Those who worship idols are disgraced—
all who brag about their worthless gods—
for every god must bow to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:8 - Their land is full of idols;
the people worship things they have made
with their own hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:18 - Idols will completely disappear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:20 - On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols
they made for themselves to worship.
They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:10 - Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom
whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:11 - So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods,
just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 - This message came to me concerning Egypt:
Look! The LORD is advancing against Egypt,
riding on a swift cloud.
The idols of Egypt tremble.
The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 - The Egyptians will lose heart,
and I will confuse their plans.
They will plead with their idols for wisdom
and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:7 - I know the glorious day will come when each of you will throw away the gold idols and silver images your sinful hands have made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14 - Then the LORD said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:13 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
I will smash the idols[fn] of Egypt
and the images at Memphis.[fn]
There will be no rulers left in Egypt;
terror will sweep the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:18 - “What good is an idol carved by man,
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation—
a god that can’t even talk!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:17 - “What sorrow awaits this worthless shepherd
who abandons the flock!
The sword will cut his arm
and pierce his right eye.
His arm will become useless,
and his right eye completely blind.”
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