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Isaiah 2:18
“And the idols he shall utterly abolish.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אֱלִילʼĕlîyl · el-eel'
H457 · Hebrew
H457 · Hebrew
- Definition
- good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
- Derivation
- apparently from H408 (אַל);
- KJV renderings
- idol, no value, thing of nought.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הָ — particle (definite article)
- אֱלִילִ֖ים — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 20 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 19:4Leviticus 26:11 Chronicles 16:26Job 13:4Psalms 96:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֱלִיל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.