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Strong's H457 אֱלִיל (elil)

Elil means “idol” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G457 — anoixis in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H457
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 18
Books 9

Strong's H457 Quick Answer

Strong's H457 אֱלִיל (eliyl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. eliyl (el-eel') adj. 1. good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity 2. specifically an idol It has 18 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include idols, value, and idol. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
eliyl (el-eel') adj. 1. good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity 2. specifically an idol
Usage
18 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
idols, value, and idol

Meaning and Definition

eliyl (el-eel') adj. 1. good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity 2. specifically an idol [apparently from H408] KJV: idol, no value, thing of nought. Root(s): H408

Original Word
אֱלִיל
Transliteration
eliyl
Derivation
Root: לוא לוה First root strongs: 408
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H457. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H457 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eliyl, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

idols Leviticus 19:4 15× idol Zechariah 11:17 value Job 13:4

How Strong's H457 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H457 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H457 in the Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 19:4 KJV

Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 26:1 KJV

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

1 Chronicles 16:26 KJV

For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

Usage Excerpts

First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H457.

Leviticus 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 26:1 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
1 Chronicles 16:26 Old Testament, KJV
For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
Job 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Psalms 96:5 Old Testament, KJV
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
Psalms 97:7 Old Testament, KJV
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
Isaiah 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
Isaiah 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
Isaiah 2:20 Old Testament, KJV
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Isaiah 10:10 Old Testament, KJV
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
Isaiah 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Isaiah 19:1 Old Testament, KJV
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Isaiah 19:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
Isaiah 31:7 Old Testament, KJV
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Jeremiah 14:14 Old Testament, KJV
Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Ezekiel 30:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
Habakkuk 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
Zechariah 11:17 Old Testament, KJV
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H457, grouped by book.

Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H457 FAQ

What does elil (אֱלִיל) mean?

Elil (Strong's H457) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "idol". eliyl (el-eel') adj. 1. good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity 2. specifically an idol

How many times is elil (אֱלִיל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H457 across 9 books.

Where can I study elil (אֱלִיל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H457 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate elil (אֱלִיל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as idols, value, and idol. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.