Isaiah 2:18

וְהָאֱלִילִ֖ים כָּלִ֥יל יַחֲלֹֽף
And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
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וְ הָ אֱלִילִ֖ים
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הָ
Prefix — article the
אֱלִילִ֖ים
Root word idols, images, nought, value, idol
Dictionary form: אֱלִיל · eh-LEEL

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: and the idols
idols ×3 and his idols ×2 and the idols ×2 are idols ×2 his idols ×2 of idols ×2 and a thing of nought ×1 and her idols ×1
More options
idol — Most direct equivalent; suits narrative and poetic contexts.
false god — Emphasizes theological worthlessness; good for didactic passages.
worthless thing — Captures the 'nought/no value' nuance of the lemma.
empty image — Highlights both physical form and hollowness.
figurine — Concrete, neutral; useful when physical object is in view.
nothing — Stresses absolute futility; suits polemical or ironic tone.

BDB484 H457

BDB483 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB485

אֱלִיל noun masculine (etymology uncertain: most probably akin to Syriac weak, feeble, poor; perhaps also in usage [compare b] felt to suggest אַל not; compare Che on Isa 2:8) insufficiency, worthlessness.
  a. Zech 11:17 רֹעִי הָאֱלִיל the shepherd of worthlessness = the worthless shepherd, Job 13:4 רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל worthless physicians (|| טֹפְלֵישֶֿׁקֶר), Jer 14:14 Qr concrete a thing nought (uttered by prophets), but here קֶסֶם אֱלִיל a worthless divin. (|| חֲזוֺן שֶׁקֶר, תַּרְמִית לִבָּם) should perhaps be read (compare Gf).
  b. especially plural אֱלִילִים concrete worthless gods, idols (compare הֲבָלִים) (possibly originally an independent word = gods, compare Sabean אלאלת, & see NöSBAk 1882, p. 1191, but even if so, associated by the prophets with idea of worthlessness, & used by them in iron. contrast with אֵלִים, אֱלֹהִים) Lev 19:4 (not to be made) Lev 26:1 (both H), Isa 2:8; Isa 2:18; Isa 2:20 (twice in verse) (of silver & gold), Isa 10:10 מַמְלְכוֺת הָאֱלִיל (collective) kingdoms of idolatrous worthlessness, vIsa 10:11; Isa 19:1; Isa 19:3 (of Egypt) Isa 31:7 (twice in verse); Ezek 30:13 (Egypt), Hab 2:18 אִלְּמִים ׳א dumb idols, Ps 96:5 ( = 1Chr 16:26) all the gods of the nations are ׳א vain, worthless gods 1Chr 97:7.

idols, images, nought, value, idol
ʾĕlîl
good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol
  • of nought, good for nothing, worthless
    • of physicians, a shepherd, a divination
      • "of false gods

כָּלִ֥יל
כָּלִ֥יל
Root word perfect, wholly, all, burnt, flame, …
Dictionary form: כָּלִיל · kaw-LEEL

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: he shall utterly
all ×2 wholly ×2 am of perfect ×1 and perfect ×1 and whole ×1 every whit ×1 he shall utterly ×1 it shall be wholly ×1
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whole — Best general term; emphasizes completeness or entirety.
entire — Formal register; suits legal or ritual contexts well.
complete — Neutral and clear; good for describing thoroughness or totality.
perfect — Emphasizes flawlessness; fits aesthetic or moral descriptions.
total — Emphasizes full extent; useful for absolute, unqualified statements.
wholly consumed — Specifically for burnt-offering contexts where nothing remains.

BDB4038 H3632

BDB4037 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4039

כָּלִיל adjective and substantive entire, whole, holocaust, construct כְּלִיל, feminine construction כְּלִילַת: —

1. adjective Ezek 16:14 (of Jerusalem) the report בְּיָפְיֵךְ כִּי כָּלִיל הוּא, Ezek 28:12 כְּלִיל יָֹֽפִי׃ (of the king of Tyre) entire, perfect in beauty; Ezek 27:3 אֲנִי כְּלִילַת יָֹֽפִי׃ (of Tyre), Lam 2:15 (of Jerusalem) הֲזֹאת הָעִיר שֶׁיּאֹמְרוּ כְּלִילַת יֹ֔פִי.
2. substantive a. entirety, whole, Exod 28:31 thou shalt make the robe of the ephod כְּלִיל תְּכֵלֶת a whole of purple (i.e. wholly purple); so Exod 39:22; Num 4:6 בֶּגֶד כְּלִיל תְּכֵלֶת; Judg 20:40 והנה עלה כְּלִילהָֿעִיר השׁמימה the whole of the city (perhaps with allusion to meaning b); as adverb accusative, Isa 2:18 וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּלִיל יַחֲלֹף will pass away in entirety, wholly.
  b. as a sacrificial term, entire- or whole-offering, holocaust, of a sacrifice consumed wholly on the altar (compare Phoenician כלל CISI. i, 165, 167; RSRel. Semitic 237), usually a descriptive synonym of עוֺלָה: Deut 33:10 יָשִׂימוּ קְטוֺרָה בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִיל עַל מִזְכְֶּ˜חן׃, Ps 51:21 אז תחפץ זבחי צדק עוֺלָה וְכָלִיל, in app. 1Sam 7:9 ויעלה עוֺלָה כָּלִיל ליהוה; of the priests' מִנְחָה, Lev 6:15 ליהוה כָּלִיל תָּקְטָֽר, v.Lev 6:16 וְכָלמִֿנְחַת כֹּהֵן כָּלִיל תִּהְיֶה לֹא תֵאָכֵל; fig, Deut 13:17 (of idolatrous city) ושׂרפת באשׁ אתהֿעיר ואתכֿל שׁללהּ אלהיך ׳כָּלִיל לי and thou shalt burn the city and all its spoil as a whole-offering to ׳י.

perfect, wholly, all, burnt, flame, …
kālîl
complete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fully
  • (adj) entire, all, perfect
    • "(adv) entirety"(subst) whole, whole burnt offering, holocaust, entirety

יַחֲלֹֽף
יַחֲלֹֽף
Root word changed, change, on, pass, through, …
Dictionary form: חָלַף · haw-LAHP

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: abolish
himself and changed ×2 abolish ×1 alter ×1 and change ×1 and changed ×1 and groweth up ×1 and he shall pass ×1 and stricken through ×1
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pass — Broad default; suits movement or time elapsing.
change — Best for transformation or substitution contexts.
renew — Prefer for restoration of strength or vitality.
sprout — Use for plant regrowth or fresh emergence imagery.
sweep through — Vivid; suits rapid, forceful movement or striking.
replace — Emphasizes substitution more concretely than 'change'.

BDB2796 H2498

BDB2795 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2797

חָלַף verb pass on or away, pass through (mostly in poetry) (Late Hebrew id., pass by or away, change; Phoenician חלפת equivalent, ReinachRŠJ 1888, 276; HoffmG. G. Abh. xxxvi. 1890, 20; Aramaic חֲלֵף pass away, change; change, substitute; Nabataean חלף change (?) Eutp. 53; Arabic come after, succeed, replace [compare 'Caliph' i.e. successor (of Mohammed)] and many derivatives Lane792-799; so also ויחלפה MI6 and his son succeeded him; Ethiopic pass by, across, through) —

Qal Perfect חָלַף Song 2:11; Hab 1:11 etc.; Imperfect יַחֲלֹף Job 4:15 + 4 t.; 3 feminine singular suffix תַּחְלְפֵ֑הוּ Job 20:24 יַחֲלֹ֑פוּ Ps 102:27 Infinitive construct לַחֲלוֺף Isa 21:1 —
1. a. pass on quickly 1Sam 10:3 elsewhere only in poetry, move or sweep on, of a flood Isa 8:8, or wind Isa 21:1; Job 4:15; Hab 1:11, of God Job 9:11; Job 11:10.
  b. pass away (vanish) Job 9:26 (of days); Song 2:11 (of rain || עבר), of the heavens Ps 102:27, of idols Isa 2:18, (but perhaps gloss JBLix. 1890, 86).
2. of grass, come on anew, i. e. sprout again (compare Hiph`il 2) Ps 90:5; Ps 90:6, so Thes AV De Hi Che Bae and others; less suitably in context, ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Ew pass away, above
1 b. 3. transitive
  a. pass through, i.e. pierce, followed by accusative Judg 5:26; Job 20:24.
  b. overstep, transgress Isa 24:5 (|| עבר), (compare Arabic IV. to break a promise). Pi`el Imperfect וַיְחַלֵּף (cause to pass) change, followed by accusative garment Gen 41:14 (E) 2Sam 12:20. Hiph`il Perfect חֶחֱלִף Gen 31:7 Imperfect יַחֲלִיף Job 14:7 suffix יַחֲלִיפֶנּוּ Lev 27:10 3 feminine singular תַּחֲלִיף Job 29:20 2 masculine singular וַתַּחֲלֵף Gen 31:41 suffix תַּחֲלִיפֵם; יַחֲלִ֑יפוּ Isa 40:31; Isa 41:1 נַחֲלִיף Isa 9:9 —
1. change (transitive) garments Gen 35:2 (E) Ps 102:27, wages Gen 31:7; Gen 31:41 (both E); no object expressed Lev 27:10 (H); substitute i. e. cause to succeed Isa 9:9 change for better, renew, object כֹּחַ Isa 40:31; Isa 41:1.
2. shew newness, of tree, putting forth fresh shoots Job 14:7, of bow Job 29:20.

BDB8759 H8025 H2498

BDB8758 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8760

שָׁלַף verb draw out, off (Late Hebrew id., loosen, draw (nail, sword; Jastr); Assyrian šalâpu, pluck out, draw sword; Aramaic לְֵַף draw sword, draw off shoe, draw sword, in Lexicons remove corselet; Arabic is pass, pass away, strip, plunder, etc.); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Judg 3:22 +; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּשְׁלֹף Ruth 4:8, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁלֹף Judg 9:54 +; Participle active שֹׁלֵף Judg 8:10 +, etc.; passive feminine שׁלוּפָה Num 22:23 +; —
1. draw out sword from (מִן) wound Judg 3:22, compare Job 20:25 usually sword from sheath Judg 8:20; Judg 9:54; 1Sam 31:4 = 1Chr 10:4, + מִתַּעְרָהּ 1Sam 17:51 וְחַרְבּוֺ שָׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֺ Num 22:23; Num 22:31; Josh 5:13 (all J), 1Chr 21:16 elsewhere ׳אִישׁ שֹׁלֵף ח collective Judg 8:10; Judg 20:2; Judg 20:15; Judg 20:17; Judg 20:46; 2Sam 24:9; 2Kgs 3:26; 1Chr 21:5 (twice in verse), compare Judg 20:35 and (׳שְׁלֹפֵי ח) vJudg 20:25.
2. draw off sandal Ruth 4:7; Ruth 4:8 (compare I. חלץ 1; also RSK 269 DrDeut 25:9 BewerSK lxxvi (1903), 332).
3. shoot up (?), i.e. draw out blade, of grass on roof Ps 129:6 (compare Ew Bae and others); Che Dr is unsheathed (verb with subject indefinite = passive), with same meaning; Hup-Now proposes שָׁלֵם (with || in Syriac); see OrtenbergTextkrit1 K d. Ps. (1861), 30 שֶׁחָלָף, WeHpt Du חֲלֹף (as Ps 90:5; Ps 90:6, see ׳ח 2).

BDB9528 H2498 H2499

BDB9527 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9529

[חֲלַף] verb pass (over) (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al with יַל person pass over one (of time): Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִחְלְפוּן Dan 4:13; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29.

changed, change, on, pass, through, …
ḥālap
properly, to slide by, i.e., (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
  • to pass on or away, pass through, pass by, go through, grow up, change, to go on from
    • (Qal)
      • to pass on quickly
        • "to pass away (vanish)"to come on anew, sprout again (of grass)"to pass through"to overstep, transgress
      (Piel) to cause to pass, change"(Hiph)
      • to change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew
        • "to show newness (of tree)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְהָאֱלִילִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break כָּלִ֥יל יַחֲלֹֽף Silluq — end of the verse

וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּלִיל יַחֲלֹֽף׃
18
And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
Cross References

Zephaniah 1:3

אָסֵף אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה אָסֵף עוֹף-הַשָּׁמַיִם וּדְגֵי הַיָּם וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלוֹת אֶת-הָרְשָׁעִים וְהִכְרַתִּי אֶת-הָאָדָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה נְאֻם-יְהוָֽה׃
3
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

Hosea 14:8

אֶפְרַיִם מַה-לִּי עוֹד לָֽעֲצַבִּים אֲנִי עָנִיתִי וַאֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ אֲנִי כִּבְרוֹשׁ רַֽעֲנָן מִמֶּנִּי פֶּרְיְךָ נִמְצָֽא׃
8
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

Ezekiel 37:23

וְלֹא יִֽטַמְּאוּ עוֹד בְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶם וּבְכֹל פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּי אֹתָם מִכֹּל מוֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר חָטְאוּ בָהֶם וְטִהַרְתִּי אוֹתָם וְהָיוּ-לִי לְעָם וַאֲנִי אֶהְיֶה לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃
23
Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 36:25

וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַיִם טְהוֹרִים וּטְהַרְתֶּם מִכֹּל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶם וּמִכָּל-גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם אֲטַהֵר אֶתְכֶֽם׃
25
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

Zechariah 13:2

וְהָיָה בַיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם׀ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אַכְרִית אֶת-שְׁמוֹת הָֽעֲצַבִּים מִן-הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא יִזָּכְרוּ עוֹד וְגַם אֶת-הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֶת-רוּחַ הַטֻּמְאָה אַעֲבִיר מִן-הָאָֽרֶץ׃
2
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

Isaiah 21:9

וְהִנֵּה-זֶה בָא רֶכֶב אִישׁ צֶמֶד פָּֽרָשִׁים וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר נָפְלָה נָֽפְלָה בָּבֶל וְכָל-פְּסִילֵי אֱלֹהֶיהָ שִׁבַּר לָאָֽרֶץ׃
9
And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

Isaiah 27:9

לָכֵן בְּזֹאת יְכֻפַּר עֲוֹֽן-יַעֲקֹב וְזֶה כָּל-פְּרִי הָסִר חַטָּאתוֹ בְּשׂוּמוֹ׀ כָּל-אַבְנֵי מִזְבֵּחַ כְּאַבְנֵי-גִר מְנֻפָּצוֹת לֹֽא-יָקֻמוּ אֲשֵׁרִים וְחַמָּנִֽים׃
9
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
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