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Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
the Third Week of Advent

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #1891 - הָבַל

Transliteration

hâbal

Phonetics

haw-bal'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

463

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to act emptily, become vain, be vain
1. (Qal)
  1. to become vain
  2. to be utterly vain (with cognate acc)
2. (Hiphil)
  1. to cause to become vain
  2. to fill with vain hopes

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1911 ‑ ἐπιβάλλω (ep‑ee‑bal'‑lo); 1971 ‑ ἐπιποθέω (ep‑ee‑poth‑eh'‑o); 2756 ‑ κενός (ken‑os'); 3154 ‑ ματαιόω (mat‑ah‑yo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (5)

2 Kings 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

BSB (4)

2 Kings 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

CSB (4)

2 Kings 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

ESV (5)

2 Kings 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

KJV (5)

2 Kings 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

LEB (4)

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

LSB (14)

2 Kings 2

Job 4

Psalms 3

Jeremiah 5

N95 (8)

2 Kings 2

Job 2

Jeremiah 4

NAS (11)

2 Kings 2

Job 2

Psalms 2

Jeremiah 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

2 Kings 1

Job 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 2

ASV (5)

and are become vain 1

and became vain 1

and become not vain 1

unto you: they teach you vanity 1

vain 1

BSB (4)

and became worthless themselves 1

and themselves became worthless 1

or false hope 1

they are filling you with false hopes 1

CSB (4)

hope 1

worthless 3

ESV (5)

became false 1

became worthless 1

vain 1

vain hopes 2

KJV (5)

vain 5

LEB (4)

and they became vain 1

are deluding 1

became vain 1

put vain confidence 1

LSB (14)

became 2

hope 1

into 1

leading 1

put 1

speak 1

utter 1

vain 3

vanity 2

with 1

N95 (8)

act 1

became 2

empty 1

foolishly 1

futility 1

leading 1

vain 1

NAS (11)

became 2

empty 2

futility 1

into 1

leading 1

of 1

rely 1

talk 1

vainly 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

and are become vain 1

and became vain 1

vain 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1035) l b (בל BL) AC: Flow CO: ? AB: Nothing: A flowing of any substance. (eng: ball; bowl; flow - with the exchange of the f for a b)

A) l b (בל BL) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Nothing: To come to nothing when effort is given.

N^m) l b (בל BL) - Nothing: KJV (9): none, not, nor, lest, nothing, not, neither, no - Strongs: H1077 (בַּל)

e^f4) t i l i b (בילית BYLYT) - Except: A flowing away of all except one. Can also mean not or nothing in the sense of all things flowing away. [df: ytlb] KJV (30): but, except, save, nothing, lest, no, from, inasmuch - Strongs: H1115 (בִּלְתִּי)

f^m ) i l b (בלי BLY) - Without: KJV (15): not, without, lack, confusion - Strongs: H1097 (בְּלִי), H1099 (בְּלִימָה)

i^f) l b t (תבל TBL) - I. Earth:A land flowing with substance. II. Confusion:An action that lacks any results. [Used in the sense of beastiality] KJV (38): world, habitable part, confusion - Strongs: H8397 (תֶּבֶל), H8398 (בֵּבֵל)

i^f4) t i l b t (תבלית TBLYT) - Ruin: A complete flowing away of something by destruction. KJV (1): destruction - Strongs: H8399 (תַּבְלִית)

q^m) f l b (בלו BLW) - Tribute: [Unknown connection to root; Aramaic only] KJV (3): tribute - Strongs: H1093 (בְּלוֹ)

B) l l b (בלל BLL) AC: Mix CO: Fodder AB: ?: A flowing or mixing of a liquid or solid.

V) l l b (בלל BLL) - Mix: KJV (44): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) mingle, confound, anoint, mix - Strongs: H1101 (בָּלַל)

b^m) l i l b (בליל BLYL) - Fodder: A mixed feed for livestock. KJV (3): fodder, corn, provender - Strongs: H1098 (בְּלִיל)

id^m) l f l b t (תבלול TBLWL) - Cataract: The clouding color of the eyes that appear as a mixture. KJV (1): blemish - Strongs: H8400 (תְּבַלֻּל)

C) l b a (אבל ABL) AC: Flow CO: Stream AB: ?: A flowing of tears.

V) l b a (אבל ABL) - Mourn: KJV (39): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael) mourn, mourner, lament - Strongs: H56 (אָבַל)

N^f) l b a (אבל ABL) - I. Meadow:A moist ground. II. Mourning:A flowing of tears. III. Surely:A flowing of certainty. KJV (44): mourning, plain, but, nevertheless - Strongs: H57 (אָבֵל), H58 (אָבֵל), H60 (אֵבֶל), H61 (אֲבָל)

o^m) l b f a (אובל AWBL) - Stream: A flowing of water. KJV (3): river - Strongs: H180 (אֻבָל)

E) a l b (בלא BLA) AC: ? CO: Old AB: ?: A flowing away life.

N^m) a l b (בלא BLA) - Old: [df: ywlb] KJV (3): old - Strongs: H1094 (בְּלוֹא)

F) l b e (הבל HBL) AC: ? CO: Empty AB: ?: A flowing out or away of contents.

V) l b e (הבל HBL) - Empty: Void of usefulness, to be vain. KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) become vain - Strongs: H1891 (הָבַל)

N^m) l b e (הבל HBL) - Emptyness: The state of being empty of contents or usefulness. KJV (73): vanity - Strongs: H1892 (הֲבֵל)

G) l e b (בהל BHL) AC: Stir CO: ? AB: Trouble: The flowing of the insides through trouble, amazement, haste or anxiety.

V) l e b (בהל BHL) - Stir: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (50): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil, Pual, Piel) haste, trouble, amaze, afraid, vex, rash, dismay, speedy, thrust out - Strongs: H926 (בָּהַל), H927 (בְּהַל)

N^f1) e l e b (בהלה BHLH) - Trouble: KJV (4): trouble, terror - Strongs: H928 (בֶּהָלָה)

b^m) l i e b (בהיל BHYL) - Haste: [Aramaic only] [df: wlyhb] KJV (1): haste - Strongs: H924 (בְּהִילוּ)

H) e l b (בלה BLH) AC: Wear CO: ? AB: Terror: A flowing away of function, life or strength.

V) e l b (בלה BLH) - Wear Out: KJV (17): (vf: Paal, Piel) waxed old, old, consume, waste, enjoy - Strongs: H1086 (בָּלָה), H1089 (בָּלַהּ)

N^m) e l b (בלה BLH) - Worn Out: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (6): old, wear out - Strongs: H1080 (בְּלָה), H1087 (בָּלֶה)

N^f1) e e l b (בלהה BLHH) - Terror: A flowing away of the insides. KJV (10): terror - Strongs: H1091 (בַּלָּהָה)

J) l f b (בול BWL) AC: ? CO: Flood AB: ?: A large flowing of water. As the river rises and overflows its banks, the surrounding lands are flooded depositing the water for growing the crops.

N^m) l f b (בול BWL) - Food: The crops grown in the flood plains of rivers. KJV (2): food, stock - Strongs: H944 (בּוּל)

a^m) l f b m (מבול MBWL) - Flood: KJV (13): flood - Strongs: H3999 (מַבּוּל)

L) l b i (יבל YBL) AC: Flow CO: Stream AB: ?: A flowing of wealth, water or sound.

V) l b i (יבל YBL) - Flow: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (21): (vf: Hiphil, Hophal) carry, brought - Strongs: H2986 (יָבַל), H2987 (יְבַל)

N^m) l b i (יבל YBL) - Stream: A flowing body of water. KJV (2): stream, course - Strongs: H2988 (יָבָל)

N^f2) t l b i (יבלת YBLT) - Ulcer: A flowing lesion. KJV (1): wen - Strongs: H2990 (יַבֶּלֶת)

d^m) l f b i (יבול YBWL) - Produce: The growth of fruits and crops from flooding waters. KJV (13): increase, fruit - Strongs: H2981 (יְבוּל)

g^m) l b f i (יובל YWBL) - Trumpet: An instrument of flowing air to make a sound, also the horn of a ram used as a trumpet. KJV (27): jubilee, rams horn, trumpet - Strongs: H3104 (יֹבֵל)

o^m) l b f i (יובל YWBL) - Stream: A flowing body of water. KJV (1): river - Strongs: H3105 (יוּבַל)

Adopted Roots:

A2020 O l b (Swallow)
A2021 Q l b (Empty)
A2228 L b u (Dip)
A2369 L b n (Flow)
A2806 L b s (Flow, Flood)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

הָבַל verb denominative act emptily, become vain —

Qal Jeremiah 2:5 = 2 Kings 17:15 they went after vanity וַיֶּהְבָּ֑לוּ and became vain, Psalm 62:11 וּבְגָזֵלאַלתֶּֿהְבָּ֑לוּ do not become vain (i.e. be demoralized) by robbery; with cognate accusative Job 27:12 לָמָּהזֶה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּ֑לוּ why do ye become vain with vanity (i.e. shew yourselves utterly vain) ?

Hiph`il cause to become vain Jeremiah 23:16 (of false prophets) מַהְבִּלִים הֵמָּה אֶתְכֶם i.e. fill you with vain hopes.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

הָבַל fut. יֶהְבַּל pr.

(1) to breathe, to exhale (compare as to the signification of breathing in the syllable הב under the root אָהַב), hence הֶבֶל breath, often used of something vain, vanity.

(2) to act, or speak vainly. 2 Kings 17:15, וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי הַהֶבֶל וַיֶּהְבָּלוּ “and they followed vanity (i.e. idolatry), and acted vainly;” Jeremiah 2:5; Job 27:12, לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּלוּ “why then do ye speak so vainly?” Also to have a vain hope; Psal. 62:11, בְּגָזֵל אַל תֶּהְבָּלוּ “set not a vain hope on robbery.”

Hiphil, to seduce to vanity, i.e. to the worship of idols, Jeremiah 23:16.

[The derivatives follow.]

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List of Word Forms

וַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ ויהבלו ויהבלו׃ מַהְבִּלִ֥ים מהבלים תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּ תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ תהבלו תהבלו׃ mah·bi·lîm mahbiLim mahbilîm teh·bā·lū tehBalu tehbālū vaiyehBalu way·yeh·bā·lū wayyehbālū