Strongs Number: H457
- Hebrew Word
- אֱלִיל
- Transliteration
- ʼĕlîyl
- Phonetic
- el-eel'
- Part of Speech
- Adjective Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
good for {nothing} by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol
- BDB Definition
-
1. of nought, good for nothing, worthless
a. of physicians, a shepherd, a divination
b. of false gods
- Origin
- Apparently from H408
- Bible Usage
- {idol} no {value} thing of nought.