הבל

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ה־ב־ל (h-b-l)

Compare Arabic هبل.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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הֶבֶל (hévelm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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

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הֶבֶל (hével) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. for nothing, uselessly

Proper noun

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הֶבֶל (hévelm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (biblical) Abel (the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain)

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Ἅβελ (Hábel) (see there for further descendants)
  • Arabic: هَابِيل (hābīl)
  • Yiddish: הבל (hevl)

See also

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References

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew הֶבֶל.

Proper noun

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הבל (hevlm

  1. Abel, the son of Adam.