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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #457 - אֱלִיל

Transliteration

ʼĕlîyl

Phonetics

el-eel'

Origin

apparently from (H408)

Parts of Speech

masculine adjective

TWOT

99a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

of nought, good for nothing, worthless
1. of physicians, a shepherd, a divination
2. of false gods

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 946 ‑ βδέλυγμα (bdel'‑oog‑mah); 1140 ‑ δαιμόνιον (dahee‑mon'‑ee‑on); 1497 ‑ εἴδωλον (i'‑do‑lon); 2316 ‑ θεός (theh'‑os); 2556 ‑ κακός (kak‑os'); 3152 ‑ μάταιος (mat'‑ah‑yos); 5499 ‑ χειροποίητος (khi‑rop‑oy'‑ay‑tos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (20)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (17)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

CSB (13)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 8

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (19)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (20)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

LEB (20)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

LSB (20)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

N95 (18)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

NAS (20)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

Leviticus 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 1

ASV (20)

and a thing of nought 1

and her idols 1

and his idols 1

and i will cause the images 1

and the idols 2

and their idols 1

are idols 2

away their idols 1

his idols 1

idols 1

of idols 1

of no value 1

of the idols 1

themselves of idols 1

to the worthless 1

unto the idols 1

ye not unto idols 1

you no idols 1

BSB (17)

and its idols 1

and the idols 1

are idols 2

idols 5

in idols 1

the idolatrous 1

the idols 2

their idols 1

to the images 1

to the worthless 1

worthless 1

CSB (13)

are idols 2

gods 1

idols 8

its idols 1

worthless 1

ESV (19)

all 1

idols 13

images 1

worthless 1

worthless idols 3

KJV (20)

idol 1

idols 16

images 1

nought 1

value 1

LEB (20)

about idols 1

and his idols of 1

and the idols 1

and the idols of 1

are idols 2

for yourselves idols 1

his idols of 1

idols 4

its idols of 2

my worthless 1

the idols 2

the worthless idols 1

worthless 1

you are ⌊worthless 1

LSB (20)

futility 1

idols 16

images 1

worthless 2

N95 (18)

futility 1

idols 14

images 1

worthless 2

NAS (20)

futility 1

idols 16

images 1

worthless 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (20)

and a thing of nothing 1

and her idols 1

and his idols 1

and i will cause the images 1

and their idols 1

are idols 2

away their idols 1

for yourselves no idols 1

his idols 1

idols 1

in their idols 1

of idols 1

of no value 1

of the idols 1

the idols 3

to idols 1

to the worthless 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1254) a l (לא LA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Without: To be without anything such as nothing. Related to el. Apparently an opposite of la.

A) a l (לא LA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Nothing

N^m ) a l (לא LA) - Nothing: To be without, to not be. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: la hl] KJV (97): never, nay, no, none, nor, not, nothing, rather, whither, without, neither, none - Strongs: H408 (אַל), H409 (אַל), H3809 (לָה)

r^m ) f a l (לאו LAW) - But: As an alternative, to have what you are without. [df: wla] KJV (2): but, though - Strongs: H432 (אִלּוּ)

B) a a l (לאא LAA) AC: ? CO: Idol AB: Worthless

b^m ) a i a l (לאיא LAYA) - I. Idol:A god without power. II. Worthless:[df: lyla]KJV (20): idol, image, no value, nought - Strongs: H457 (אֱלִיל)

d^m ) a f a l (לאוא LAWA) - Worthless: [df: lwla] KJV (1): nought - Strongs: H434 (אֱלוּל)

f^m ) i a a l (לאאי LAAY) - Worthless: [df: ylla] KJV (2): woe - Strongs: H480 (אַלְלַי)

o^m ) a a f l (לואא LWAA) - Not: [df: alwl ylwl] KJV (14): except, unless, if, not - Strongs: H3884 (לוּלֵי)

J) a f l (לוא LWA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Foolish

N^m ) a f l (לוא LWA) - I. If:To have what you are without. [df: hl wl]II. Not: [df: hl]KJV (98): if, would, that, oh, peradventure, pray, though - Strongs: H3808 (לוֹא), H3863 (לֻא)

N^f2 ) t a f l (לואת LWAT) - Foolishness: To be without wisdom. [df: tlwa] KJV (25): folly, foolishness, foolish, foolishly - Strongs: H200 (אִוֶּלֶת)

b^m ) a i f l (לויא LWYA) - Foolish: One without wisdom. [df: lywa] KJV (26): fool, foolish - Strongs: H191 (אֱוִיל)

f^m ) i a f l (לואי LWAY) - I. If:To have what you are without. [df: ylwa yla]II. Foolish:To be without wisdom. [df: ylwa]KJV (12): if, may, peradventure, unless - Strongs: H194 (אֻלַי), H196 (אֱוִלִי)

p^m ) m a f l (לואמ LWAM) - But: On the contrary, A desirous outcome. [df: Mlwa] KJV (19): but, truly, surely, very, howbeit, wherefore, truly - Strongs: H199 (אוּלָם)

L) a l i (ילא YLA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Foolish

V) a l i (ילא YLA) - Foolish: To be without wisdom. [df: lay] KJV (4): (vf: Niphal) foolishly, fool, foolish, dote - Strongs: H2973 (יָאַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אֱלִיל noun masculine (etymology uncertain: most probably akin to Syriac

weak, feeble, poor; perhaps also in usage [compare b] felt to suggestאַל 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 ("" טֹפְלֵישֶֿׁקֶר), Jeremiah 14:14 Qr concrete a thing nought (uttered by prophets), but here קֶסֶם אֱלִיל a worthless divin. ("" 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 Nö^{SBAk 1882, p. 1191}, but even if Song of Solomon , associated by the prophets with idea of worthlessness, & used by them in iron. 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 1 Chronicles 97:7.

II. אלל (√ assumed for following words).

List of Word Forms

אֱלִ֣ל אֱלִילִ֑ים אֱלִילִ֔ים אֱלִילִ֗ם אֱלִילִ֥ים אֱלִילִים֙ אֱלִילֵ֣י אֱלִילֵ֤י אלילי אלילים אלילם אלל בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים באלילים הָ֣אֱלִילִ֔ים הָֽאֱלִיל֙ הָֽאֱלִילִים֙ הָאֱלִ֑יל האליל האלילים וְהָאֱלִילִ֖ים וְלֶאֱלִילֶ֑יהָ וֶֽאֱלִיל֙ וֶאֱלִילֵ֖י ואליל ואלילי והאלילים ולאליליה ’ĕ·lî·lê ’ĕ·lî·lim ’ĕ·lî·lîm ’ĕ·lil ’ĕlil ’ĕlîlê ’ĕlîlim ’ĕlîlîm bā’ĕlîlîm bā·’ĕ·lî·lîm baeliLim eLil eliLei eliLim hā’ĕlîl hā’ĕlîlîm hā·’ĕ·lî·lîm hā·’ĕ·lîl haeLil haeliLim veeLil veeliLei vehaeliLim veleeliLeiha we’ĕlîl we’ĕlîlê we·’ĕ·lî·lê we·’ĕ·lîl wə·hā·’ĕ·lî·lîm wə·le·’ĕ·lî·le·hā wəhā’ĕlîlîm wəle’ĕlîlehā