ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ
Transliteration
heแธ‡el
Pronunciation
heh'bel
Part of Speech
adverb, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ื”ึธื‘ึทืœ (H1891)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 463a

Strong’s Definitions

ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ hebel, heh'bel; or (rarely in the abs.) ื”ึฒื‘ึตืœ 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)
ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ hebel, heh'bel; or (rarely in the abs.) ื”ึฒื‘ึตืœ hăbêl; from H1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb:—× altogether, vain, vanity.
STRONGS H1892: Abbreviations
I. ื”ึถึซื‘ึถืœ 73 noun masculine vapour, breath (Late Hebrew id., Syriac Hxbfh id.) figurative vanity (so Late Hebrew, Syriac Hbeh) โ€” ื”ึธึ‘ื‘ึถืœ Ecclesiastes 1:2 +; construct ื”ึฒื‘ึตืœ Ecclesiastes 1:2 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 12:8, suffix ื”ึถื‘ึฐืœึดื™ etc. Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 9:9 (twice in verse); plural ื”ึฒื‘ึธืœึดื™ื Jeremiah 10:8 +; construct ื”ึทื‘ึฐืœึตื™ Jeremiah 8:19 +, suffix ื”ึทื‘ึฐืœึตื™ื”ึถื Deuteronomy 32:21 +; โ€”
1. literal Isaiah 57:13 all of them (the idols) ื™ึดืฉึผึธื‚ืืจึฟื•ึผื—ึท ื™ึดืงึผึทื— ื”ึธึ‘ื‘ึถืœ a breath ( aura) will carry away, Proverbs 21:6 the getting of treasures by a lying tongue is ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื ึดื“ึผึธืฃ 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 ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื•ึฐืึตื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึธื ืžื•ึบืขึดื™ืœ (|| ืฉืึถืงึถืจ), heathen observances Jeremiah 10:3, and in phrase ื”ึธืœึทืšึฐ ืึทื—ึฒืจึตื™ ื”ึทื”ึถื‘ึถืœ Jeremiah 2:5; 2 Kings 17:15; Proverbs 13:11 ื”ื•ึบืŸ ืžึตื”ึถื‘ึถืœ wealth (gotten) out of vanity, (i.e. not by solid toil, opposed to ืงึนื‘ึตืฅ ืขึทืœ ื™ึธื“) is minished (but Ew ืžึฐื‘ึนื”ึธืœ, see Proverbs 20:21 Qr), Proverbs 31:30 ืฉึถืืงึถืจ ื”ึทื—ึตืŸ ื•ึฐื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื”ึทื™ึผึนึ‘ืคึดื™, Lamentations 4:17 ืึถืœ ืขึถื–ึฐืจึธืชึตื ื•ึผ ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ to our vain (Drยง 193 n.) help; of life Job 7:16 ื›ึผึดื™ ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื™ึธืžึธึฝื™ืƒ, Psalm 78:33 ื•ึทื™ึฐื›ึทืœ ื‘ึผึทื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื™ึฐืžึตื™ื”ึถื consumed their days as (ื‘ึผึฐ I:7 d vanity, man Psalm 39:6; Psalm 39:12; Psalm 62:10 ื™ึธึฝื—ึทื“ืƒ ืžึตื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื”ึตืžึผึธื” โ€ฆ ืึธื“ึธื ื‘ึผึฐื ึตื™ ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ they are altogether (made) of vanity, Psalm 94:11; Psalm 144:4, especially in Ecclesiastes (31 times + ื”ึฒื‘ึตืœ ื”ึฒื‘ึธืœึดื™ื Ecclesiastes 1:2 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 12:8) of the fruitlessness of all human enterprise and endeavour, Ecclesiastes 1:2 ื”ึทื›ึผึนืœ ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ, Ecclesiastes 1:14 ืจื•ึผื—ึท ื•ึผืจึฐืขื•ึผืช ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื”ึทื›ึผึนืœ all was vanity and the pursuit of wind, Ecclesiastes 2:1, 14, 15 etc., Ecclesiastes 6:4 (of an abortion) ื‘ึผึทื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื‘ึผึธื i.e. into a lifeless existence, Ecclesiastes 6:11 ื”ึธึ‘ื‘ึถืœ ืžึทืจึฐื‘ึผึดื™ื ื”ึทืจึฐื‘ึผึตื” ื“ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึดื™ื ื™ึตืฉื (of discussions leading to no result), note also the phrases ื™ึฐืžึตื™ (ื”ึถื‘ึฐืœื•ึบ, ื”ึถื‘ึฐืœึฐืšึธ) ื”ึถื‘ึฐืœึดื™ Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 9:9, ื™ึฐืžึตื™ ื—ึทื™ึผึตื™ ื”ืณ Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Job 27:12 (see ื”ึธื‘ึทืœ), Isaiah 49:4 ืœึฐืชึนื”ื•ึผ ื•ึธื”ึถื‘ึถืœ for nought and vanity have I spent my strength; as adverb accusative vainly, to no purpose Isaiah 30:7 ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื•ึธืจึดื™ืง ื™ึทืขึฒื–ึนึ‘ืจื•ึผ, Psalm 39:7 ืึทืšึฐ ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ื™ึถื”ึฑืžึธื™ื•ึผืŸ they disquiet themselves to no purpose, Job 9:29: ื”ึถื‘ึถืœ ืึดื™ื’ึธึธึฝืข Job 35:16, with ื ึดื—ึทื to comfort Job 21:34; Zechariah 10:2. Plural ื”ึฒื‘ึธืœึดื™ื of false gods, Deuteronomy 32:21 ) ื›ึผึดืขึฒืกื•ึผื ึดื™ ื‘ึฐื”ึทื‘ึฐืœึตื™ื”ึถื || ื‘ึผึฐืœึนืืึตึฟืœ) 1 Kings 16:13, 26; Jeremiah 8:19 ื”ึทื‘ึฐืœึตื™ ื ึตื›ึธืจ || (ื‘ึผึดืคึฐืกึดื™ืœึตื™ื”ึถืื…, Jeremiah 10:8; Jeremiah 14:22 ื”ึทื‘ึฐืœึตื™ ื”ึทื’ึผื•ึบื™ึดื, Psalm 31:7 ื”ึทืฉึผึนืืžึฐืจึดื™ื ื”ึทื‘ึฐืœึตื™ืฉึธึฟืื•ึฐื empty vanities Jonah 2:9; in more general sense Ecclesiastes 1:2 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 12:8 ื”ึฒื‘ึตืœ ื”ึฒื‘ึธืœึดื™ื, Ecclesiastes 5:6.
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References

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:21; Deuteronomy 32:21

1 Kings

1 Kings 16:13; 1 Kings 16:26

2 Kings

2 Kings 17:15

Job

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

Psalms

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

Proverbs

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

Ecclesiastes

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

Isaiah

Isaiah 30:7; Isaiah 49:4; Isaiah 57:13

Jeremiah

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

Lamentations

Lamentations 4:17

Jonah

Jonah 2:9

Zechariah

Zechariah 10:2