H1892 — הֶבֶל (hebel)

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Strong's H1892 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: הֶבֶל (hebel)

Pronunciation: heh'bel

Morphology: n-m

Part of Speech: n m, adv

Derivation: or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל (hăbêl); from הָבַל (hâbal) [H1891];

Definition: emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb

KJV Renderings: [idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.

Senses

  1. vapour, breath
    1. breath, vapour
    2. vanity (fig.)
  2. vainly

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G6 Ἄβελ Ábel of Hebrew origin (H1893) Abel, the son of Adam Abel
G1497 εἴδωλον eídōlon from G1491 an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such idol
G1601 ἐκπίπτω ekpíptō from G1537 and G4098 to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect
G2756 κενός kenós apparently a primary word empty (literally or figuratively) empty, (in) vain
G3152 μάταιος mátaios from the base of G3155 empty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol vain, vanity
G3153 ματαιότης mataiótēs from G3152 inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity vanity
G3154 ματαιόω mataióō from G3152 to render (passively, become) foolish, i.e. (morally) wicked or (specially), idolatrous become vain
H1891 הָבַל hâbal a primitive root to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray be (become, make) vain

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.