הבל
Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Arabic هبل.
Noun
הֶבֶל • (hével) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- steam, vapor
- breath
- foolishness, nonsense, absurdity
Related terms
- הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים (havél havalím)
Adverb
הֶבֶל • (hével) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- for nothing, uselessly
Proper noun
הֶבֶל • (hével) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- Abel, the son of Adam.
See also
- קַיִן (káyin)
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: Ἅβελ (Hábel) (see there for further descendants)
- → Arabic: هَابِيل (hābīl)
- → Ewe: Habel
- → Yiddish: הבל (hevl)
References
- H1893 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
Anagrams
- להב
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew הֶבֶל.
Proper noun
הבל • (hevl) m
- Abel, the son of Adam.