הבל

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic هبل.

Noun

הֶבֶל • (hével) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. steam, vapor
2. breath
3. foolishness, nonsense, absurdity

Related terms

• הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים (havél havalím)

Adverb

הֶבֶל • (hével) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. for nothing, uselessly

Proper noun

הֶבֶל • (hével) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. 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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• להב

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הֶבֶל.

Proper noun

הבל • (hevl) m

1. Abel, the son of Adam.