Hebrew word

hebel

heh'bel

הֶבֶל

What it means

emptiness or vanity

emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb

Where it comes from

or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל; from hâbal (הָבַל)

How the King James translates it

vanity33
vanities10
vain10
altogether1

Every place it appears 54

Deuteronomy32:21

1 Kings16:13 16:26

2 Kings17:15

Job21:34 27:12 35:16

Psalms31:6 39:5 39:6 39:11 62:9 78:33 144:4

Proverbs13:11 21:6 31:30

Ecclesiastes1:2 1:14 2:11 2:17 2:21 2:26 4:4 4:7 4:8 4:16 5:7 6:2 6:4 6:9 6:11 6:12 7:15 8:14 9:9 12:8

Isaiah30:7 49:4 57:13

Jeremiah2:5 10:3 10:15 14:22 16:19 51:18

Lamentations4:17

Jonah2:8

Zechariah10:2