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H457 אֱלִיל (ʼĕlîyl) el-eel'
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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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

Bible Occurrences (17)

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