Strong's Hebrew · H1892
H1892 hebel
הֶבֶל
heh'bel
vanity
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hebel appears 73 times in Scripture, including Deuteronomy 32:21 and 1 Kings 16:13. 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
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
In the King James Version
× altogether, vain, vanity.
Derivation
or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל; from H1891 (הָבַל);
Appears 73 times in Scripture
“They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.”
““Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!””
“When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.”
“This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.”
“Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?”
“There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.”
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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).
