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אֱלִיל H457
H457 is the Hebrew word אֱלִיל, transliterated ʼĕlîyl and said el-eel'. The King James Version most often renders it idols.
What it means
good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol.
Where it comes from
apparently from H408 (אַל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: idol, no value, thing of nought.
Verses using אֱלִיל
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
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.
Psalm 96:5 · KJV
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
Psalm 97:7 · KJV
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
Isaiah 2:8 · 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 · KJV
And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
Isaiah 2:20 · 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 · 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 · KJV
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Isaiah 19:1 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.
Zechariah 11:17 · 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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H457 mean?
H457 is the Hebrew word אֱלִיל (ʼĕlîyl), meaning good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol.
How is H457 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it idols (13 times), you no idols (1 time), themselves of idols (1 time), thing of nought (1 time), cause their images (1 time), among others.
How many times does H457 appear in the Bible?
אֱלִיל (ʼĕlîyl) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H457 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently from H408 (אַל).
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