1891. habal
Strong's Concordance
habal: to act emptily, become vain
Original Word: הָבַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: habal
Phonetic Spelling: (haw-bal')
Short Definition: foolishly
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 וּבְגָזֵל אַלתֶּֿהְבָּ֑לוּ do not become vain (i.e. be demoralized) by robbery; with cognate accusative Job 27:12 לָמָּה זֶה 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be become, make vain

A primitive root; to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray -- be (become, make) vain.

Forms and Transliterations
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
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mah·bi·lîm — 1 Occ.
teh·bā·lū — 2 Occ.
way·yeh·bā·lū — 2 Occ.

2 Kings 17:15
HEB: אַחֲרֵ֤י הַהֶ֙בֶל֙ וַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ וְאַחֲרֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙
NAS: vanity and became vain, and [went] after
KJV: vanity, and became vain, and went after
INT: and after vanity and became and after the nations

Job 27:12
HEB: זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃
NAS: [it]; Why then do you act foolishly?
KJV: [it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
INT: then altogether act

Psalm 62:10
HEB: וּבְגָזֵ֪ל אַל־ תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּ חַ֤יִל ׀ כִּֽי־
NAS: in oppression And do not vainly hope in robbery;
KJV: not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery:
INT: robbery not vainly riches If

Jeremiah 2:5
HEB: אַחֲרֵ֥י הַהֶ֖בֶל וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃
NAS: after emptiness and became empty?
KJV: after vanity, and are become vain?
INT: after emptiness and became

Jeremiah 23:16
HEB: הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים לָכֶ֔ם מַהְבִּלִ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה אֶתְכֶ֑ם
NAS: who are prophesying to you. They are leading you into futility; They speak
KJV: that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak
INT: of the prophets are prophesying are leading like A vision

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