1) to act emptily, become vain, be vain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become vain 1a2) to be utterly vain (with cognate acc) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to become vain 1b2) to fill with vain hopes
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H1891 — הָבַל
ha.val · to become vain · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
2 Kings 17:15 · וַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּThey rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.Job 27:12 · תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?Psalm 62:10 · תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּPlace no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.Jeremiah 2:5 · וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.Jeremiah 23:16 · מַהְבִּלִ֥יםThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.