Original: הָבַל

Transliteration: hâbal

Phonetic: haw-bal'

Short Definition: Be vain

Original: הבל

Transliteration: hâbal

Phonetic: haw-bal'

BDB Definition:

1. 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

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 463

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H1892