Strong's Hebrew · H1891
H1891 hâbal
הָבַל
haw-bal'
to become vain
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hâbal appears 5 times in Scripture, in 2 Kings, Job, Psalms and Jeremiah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray
In the King James Version
be (become, make) vain.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.”
“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.”
“Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?”
“This 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.”
“They 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.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
