Quick Definition
idol
Strong's Definition
good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
Derivation: apparently from H408 (אַל);
KJV Usage: idol, no value, thing of nought.
TWOT Reference: 99a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) of nought, good for nothing, worthless
1a) of physicians, a shepherd, a divination
1b) of false gods
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) of nought, good for nothing, worthless
1a) of physicians, a shepherd, a divination
1b) of false gods
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֱלִיל
ĕlý̂yl
BDB Definition:
1) of nought, good for nothing, worthless
1a) of physicians, a shepherd, a divination
1b) of false gods
Part of Speech: adjective masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: apparently from H408
Same Word by TWOT Number: 99a
Total KJV Occurrences: 20
