H1891 · הָבַל
hâbal · haw-bal' · become vain, make vain
H1891 (hâbal, pronounced haw-bal') is the Hebrew word הָבַל in Strong’s dictionary: to be vain in act, word, or expectation. It appears 5 times in 5 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- הָבַל (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- hâbal
- Pronunciation
- haw-bal'
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- Definition
- to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray
- Rendered in the KJV
- be (become, make) vain.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
5 occurrences in 5 verses (4 with English words of their own, 1 in the original with no English word of their own).
How the BSB renders it
- “and became worthless themselves” ×2
- “or false hope” ×1
- “to you. They are filling you with false hopes” ×1
By book
2 Kings 1 · Job 1 · Psalms 1 · Jeremiah 2
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Numbers that share a root with H1891.