Hebrew word study
אֱלִילʼĕlîyl — good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity
Pronounced “el-eel'”
good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
Translated in the King James as: idol, no value, thing of nought.
Appears 19 times in Scripture
Origin: apparently from H408 (אַל);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Leviticus — 2×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Job — 1×
Psalms — 2×
Isaiah — 10×
Ezekiel — 1×
Habakkuk — 1×
Zechariah — 1×
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