Isaiah 2:18

And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

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אָסֵף אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה אָסֵף עוֹף-הַשָּׁמַיִם וּדְגֵי הַיָּם וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלוֹת אֶת-הָרְשָׁעִים וְהִכְרַתִּי אֶת-הָאָדָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה נְאֻם-יְהוָֽה׃

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׃

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׃

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׃

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׃

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׃

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׃

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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Isaiah 2:18

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וְהָאֱלִילִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break כָּלִ֥יל יַחֲלֹֽף Silluq — end of the verse

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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

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Td/Ncmpa

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

וְ	Speech Conjunction
הָ	Speech Particle Type Definite Article
אֱלִילִים	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

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

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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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB484 H457

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 Nö^{SBAk 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.

Strong's Definition H457

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

Variations 13 forms of this word

Translations 13 English renderings

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כָּלִ֥יל

Root word perfect, wholly, all, burnt, flame, …

Dictionary form: כָּלִיל · kaw-LEEL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aamsa

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

כָּלִיל

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4038 H3632

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 CIS^{I. i, 165, 167}; RS^{Rel. Semitic 237}), usually a descriptive synonym of עוֺלָה: Deut 33:10 יָשִׂימוּ קְטוֺרָה בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִיל עַל מִזְכְֶּחן׃, 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.

Strong's Definition H3632

perfect, wholly, all, burnt, flame, …

kālîl

complete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fully

(adj) entire, all, perfect

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 13 English renderings

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יַחֲלֹֽף

Root word changed, change, on, pass, through, …

Dictionary form: חָלַף · haw-LAHP

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3ms

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)"

יַחֲלֹֽף

Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

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'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2796 H2498

חָלַף verb pass on or away, pass through (mostly in poetry) (Late Hebrew id., pass by or away, change; Phoenician חלפת equivalent, Reinach^{RŠJ 1888, 276}; Hoffm^{G. G. Abh. xxxvi. 1890, 20}; Aramaic חֲלֵף pass away, change; change, substitute; Nabataean חלף change (?) Eut^{p. 53}; Arabic come after, succeed, replace [compare 'Caliph' i.e. successor (of Mohammed)] and many derivatives Lane^792-799; 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 JBL^{ix. 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

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 RS^{K 269} Dr^{Deut 25:9} Bewer^{SK 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 Ortenberg^{Textkrit1 K d. Ps. (1861), 30} שֶׁחָלָף, We^Hpt Du חֲלֹף (as Ps 90:5; Ps 90:6, see ׳ח 2).

BDB9528 H2498 H2499

[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.

Strong's Definition H2498

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 change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew

Variations 23 forms of this word

Translations 27 English renderings

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