הֶ֫בֶל
he.vel
“vanity”
Definition
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל; from H1891 (הָבַל);
- vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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H:N-M
Occurrences
הֶ֫בֶל appears 56 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?”And I said to myself that this too is futile.
God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
But I said, “I have labored in vain,I have spent My strength in futility and vanity;yet My vindication is with the LORD,and My reward is with My God.”
Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves.Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
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