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Lexicon :: Strong's H1892 - heḇel

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הֶבֶל
Transliteration
heḇel
Pronunciation
heh'bel
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Part of Speech
adverb, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 463a

Strong’s Definitions

הֶבֶל hebel, heh'bel; or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל hăbêl; from H1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb:—× altogether, vain, vanity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H1892 in the following manner: vanity (61x), vain (11x), altogether (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H1892 in the following manner: vanity (61x), vain (11x), altogether (1x).

  1. vapour, breath

    1. breath, vapour

    2. vanity (fig.)

      adverb

  2. vainly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הֶבֶל hebel, heh'bel; or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל hăbêl; from H1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb:—× altogether, vain, vanity.
STRONGS H1892: Abbreviations
I. הֶ֫בֶל 73 noun masculine vapour, breath (Late Hebrew id., Syriac Hxbfh id.) figurative vanity (so Late Hebrew, Syriac Hbeh) — הָ֑בֶל Ecclesiastes 1:2 +; construct הֲבֵל Ecclesiastes 1:2 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 12:8, suffix הֶבְלִי etc. Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 9:9 (twice in verse); plural הֲבָלִים Jeremiah 10:8 +; construct הַבְלֵי Jeremiah 8:19 +, suffix הַבְלֵיהֶם Deuteronomy 32:21 +; —
1. literal Isaiah 57:13 all of them (the idols) יִשָּׂארֿוּחַ יִקַּח הָ֑בֶל a breath (Vulgate aura) will carry away, Proverbs 21:6 the getting of treasures by a lying tongue is הֶבֶל נִדָּף a vapour driven away. Elsewhere always
2. figurative of what is evanescent, unsubstantial, worthless, vanity, as of idols Jeremiah 10:15 = Jeremiah 51:18; Jeremiah 16:19 הֶבֶל וְאֵין בָּם מוֺעִיל (|| שֶׁקֶר), heathen observances Jeremiah 10:3, and in phrase הָלַךְ אַחֲרֵי הַהֶבֶל Jeremiah 2:5; 2 Kings 17:15; Proverbs 13:11 הוֺן מֵהֶבֶל wealth (gotten) out of vanity, (i.e. not by solid toil, opposed to קֹבֵץ עַל יָד) is minished (but Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Ew מְבֹהָל, see Proverbs 20:21 Qr), Proverbs 31:30 שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּ֑פִי, Lamentations 4:17 אֶל עֶזְרָתֵנוּ הֶבֶל to our vain (Dr§ 193 n.) help; of life Job 7:16 כִּי הֶבֶל יָמָֽי׃, Psalm 78:33 וַיְכַל בַּהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם consumed their days as (בְּ I:7 d vanity, man Psalm 39:6; Psalm 39:12; Psalm 62:10 יָֽחַד׃ מֵהֶבֶל הֵמָּה … אָדָם בְּנֵי הֶבֶל they are altogether (made) of vanity, Psalm 94:11; Psalm 144:4, especially in Ecclesiastes (31 times + הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים Ecclesiastes 1:2 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 12:8) of the fruitlessness of all human enterprise and endeavour, Ecclesiastes 1:2 הַכֹּל הֶבֶל, Ecclesiastes 1:14 רוּחַ וּרְעוּת הֶבֶל הַכֹּל all was vanity and the pursuit of wind, Ecclesiastes 2:1, 14, 15 etc., Ecclesiastes 6:4 (of an abortion) בַּהֶבֶל בָּא i.e. into a lifeless existence, Ecclesiastes 6:11 הָ֑בֶל מַרְבִּים הַרְבֵּה דְּבָרִים יֵשׁ (of discussions leading to no result), note also the phrases יְמֵי (הֶבְלוֺ, הֶבְלְךָ) הֶבְלִי Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 9:9, יְמֵי חַיֵּי ה׳ Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Job 27:12 (see הָבַל), Isaiah 49:4 לְתֹהוּ וָהֶבֶל for nought and vanity have I spent my strength; as adverb accusative vainly, to no purpose Isaiah 30:7 הֶבֶל וָרִיק יַעֲזֹ֑רוּ, Psalm 39:7 אַךְ הֶבֶל יֶהֱמָיוּן they disquiet themselves to no purpose, Job 9:29: הֶבֶל אִיגָָֽע Job 35:16, with נִחַם to comfort Job 21:34; Zechariah 10:2. Plural הֲבָלִים of false gods, Deuteronomy 32:21 ) כִּעֲסוּנִי בְהַבְלֵיהֶם || בְּלֹאאֵֿל) 1 Kings 16:13, 26; Jeremiah 8:19 הַבְלֵי נֵכָר || (בִּפְסִילֵיהֶםׅ, Jeremiah 10:8; Jeremiah 14:22 הַבְלֵי הַגּוֺיִם, Psalm 31:7 הַשֹּׁמְרִים הַבְלֵישָֿׁוְא empty vanities Jonah 2:9; in more general sense Ecclesiastes 1:2 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 12:8 הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים, Ecclesiastes 5:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:21; 32:21

1 Kings

16:13; 16:26

2 Kings

17:15

Job

7:16; 9:29; 21:34; 27:12; 35:16

Psalms

31:7; 39:6; 39:7; 39:12; 62:10; 78:33; 94:11; 144:4

Proverbs

13:11; 20:21; 21:6; 31:30

Ecclesiastes

1:2; 1:2; 1:2; 1:2; 1:2; 1:14; 2:1; 2:14; 2:15; 5:6; 6:4; 6:11; 6:12; 6:12; 7:15; 7:15; 9:9; 9:9; 9:9; 12:8; 12:8; 12:8

Isaiah

30:7; 49:4; 57:13

Jeremiah

2:5; 8:19; 8:19; 10:3; 10:8; 10:8; 10:15; 14:22; 16:19; 51:18

Lamentations

4:17

Jonah

2:9

Zechariah

10:2

H1892

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Strong's Number H1892 matches the Hebrew הֶבֶל (heḇel),
which occurs 73 times in 64 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Deu 32:21–Ecc 12:8)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:21 - They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God;
they have provoked my anger with their useless idols.
Now I will rouse their jealousy through people who are not even a people;
I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:13 - This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed, and because of the sins they led Israel to commit. They provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:26 - He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. The people provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the LORD’s command not to imitate them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 - I hate my life and don’t want to go on living.
Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:29 - Whatever happens, I will be found guilty.
So what’s the use of trying?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:34 - “How can your empty clichés comfort me?
All your explanations are lies!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:12 - But you have seen all this,
yet you say all these useless things to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:16 - But you are talking nonsense, Job.
You have spoken like a fool.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate those who worship worthless idols.
I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - We are merely moving shadows,
and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
We heap up wealth,
not knowing who will spend it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - When you discipline us for our sins,
you consume like a moth what is precious to us.
Each of us is but a breath.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:33 - So he ended their lives in failure,
their years in terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:11 - The LORD knows people’s thoughts;
he knows they are worthless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - For they are like a breath of air;
their days are like a passing shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:11 - Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:2 - “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1 - I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn’t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:19 - For people and animals share the same fate—both breathe[fn] and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 - Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:7 - I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:16 - Endless crowds stand around him,[fn] but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:7 - Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:10 - Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:4 - His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:9 - Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:11 - The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,
like thorns crackling in a fire.
This also is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 - I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10 - I have seen wicked people buried with honor. Yet they were the very ones who frequented the Temple and are now praised[fn] in the same city where they committed their crimes! This, too, is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:14 - And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:8 - When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.”

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