Elil (אליל) means idol in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
idol
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Elil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשם גנאי לאלהים אחרים ולפסליהם אשר מאמינים בהם ועובדים אותם.
אַל־תִּפְנוּ אֶל־הָאֱלִילִם, וֵאלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם; אֲנִי יהוה, אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
- 2עממי, בהשאלהמושא להערצה.
- 3שוא ושקר; מה שאין בו אמת שאין בו תועלת.
הוֹי רֹעִי הָאֱלִיל עֹזְבִי הַצֹּאן חֶרֶב עַל-זְרוֹעוֹ וְעַל-עֵין יְמִינוֹ...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Elil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֱלִיל
- Written without vowel points
- אליל
- Said
- elil
- Root
- א־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- אֱלִילִים
- Feminine form
- אֱלִילָה
- Inflections
- נ' אֱלִילָה, ר' אֱלִילִים, נ"ר אֶלִילוֹת
- Gematria
- 71
This is how Elil is said in other languages.
- English
- idol
These words mean nearly the same as Elil.
- עצב
- פסלsculpture
- צלמיתfigurine
- גילולים
- צלםgraven image
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These words rhyme with Elil.
The word Elil is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Elil comes from the root א־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Elil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Elil.
What does Elil (אליל) mean in Hebrew?
Elil (אליל) means idol. It is said elil, with the stress on lil.
What is a synonym for Elil (אליל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Elil (אליל) are עצב, פסל, צלמית, גילולים, and צלם.
What rhymes with Elil (אליל)?
Words that rhyme with Elil (אליל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and פתיל.
Is Elil (אליל) masculine or feminine?
The word Elil (אליל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֱלִילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אליל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.