הבל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ה־ב־ל (h-b-l)
1 term

Compare Arabic هبل.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈhevel/
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Noun

הֶבֶל • (hével) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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

Adverb

הֶבֶל • (hével) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. for nothing, uselessly

Proper noun

הֶבֶל • (hével) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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

Descendants

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

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References

Further reading

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הֶבֶל.

Proper noun

הבל • (hevl) m

  1. Abel, the son of Adam.
  2. vanity
    Synonym: גאװה (gayve)

Derived terms

  • אַבֿל־אַבֿלים (vanity of vanities)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 52
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