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Avodat elilim (עבודת אלילים) means paganism in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִים
avodat elilim
noun · feminine
In English

paganism

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives one meaning for Avodat elilim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    פולחן דתי מתשתיות הדתות המונותאיסטיות-ממוסדות. פולחן המעניק כוחות והשפעה רוחנית לטבע,לפסלים וקמיעות.

The word Avodat elilim is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
עֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִים
Written without vowel points
עבודת אלילים
Said
avodat elilim
Root
ע־ב־ד
Gematria
603

This is how Avodat elilim is said in other languages.

English
paganism
Arabic
وثنية
Russian
язычество
Spanish
paganismo
German
Heidentum

These words mean nearly the same as Avodat elilim.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Avodat elilim.

  • מונותאיזם
  • עבודת אלוהים

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Avodat elilim comes from the root ע־ב־ד, like these words.

These words come before and after Avodat elilim in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Avodat elilim.

What does Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩) means paganism. It is said avodat elilim, with the stress on dat.

What is a synonym for Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩) are ⁨פגניות⁩, ⁨עבודה זרה⁩, ⁨עבודת גילולים⁩, and ⁨עבודת כוכבים ומזלות⁩.

What is the opposite of Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩) are ⁨מונותאיזם⁩ and ⁨עבודת אלוהים⁩.

Is Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Avodat elilim (⁨עבודת אלילים⁩) is a feminine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עבודת אלילים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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