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 · וַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּand reject His statutes and His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His testimonies that He testified against them, and go after the vain thing, and become vain, and after the nations that are round about them, of whom Jehovah commanded them not to do like them;Job 27:12 · תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃Lo, ye—all of you—have seen, And why is this—ye are altogether vain?Psalm 62:10 · תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּTrust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth—when it increaseth—set not the heart.Jeremiah 2:5 · וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃Thus said Jehovah: What—have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain,Jeremiah 23:16 · מַהְבִּלִ֥יםThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Ye do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Jehovah.