אֱלִילֵ֣י

𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉

eliley

idols-of

apparently from אַל; good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol; idol, no value, thing of nought.

H457

Isaiah 31:7 · Word #6

Lexicon H457

Lemmaאֱלִיל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤋
Transliterationʼĕlîyl
Strong'sH457
In-contextidols-of

Morphology HNcmpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H457-01

worthless idols of

Rootאלל (ʾ-l-l)
Core Meaningsweakness, worthlessness, nothingness, non-entity
Semantic Rangeidols, false gods, worthless things, non-entities, objects of vain worship
Conceptual SignificanceUsed in prophetic and poetic polemic to stress that pagan deities are not true powers but empty nothings, highlighting the absolute uniqueness and reality of YHWH in contrast to the nations’ "worthless idols."
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct state (אֱלִילֵי), linking it to a following noun ("idols of …").
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from a root conveying worthlessness or nothingness, so "worthless idols" preserves the polemical sense of non-entities rather than neutral "gods." The masculine plural construct form (HNcmpc) is reflected by the plural "idols" and the construct relationship indicated by "of."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אלל (weakness, worthlessness, nothingness, non-entity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H457-02 elilim worthless-gods
H457-03 haelil the worthless-thing
H457-04 haelilim the worthless idols
veleelileyha and to her worthless idols

Word Usage (20 occurrences of H457)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 19:4 הָ֣/אֱלִילִ֔ים haelilim idols
Leviticus 26:1 אֱלִילִ֗ם elilim idols
Isaiah 2:8 אֱלִילִ֑ים elilim idols
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