הבל הבלים

Hebrew

Etymology

From Ecclesiastes 1:2 (see quotation).

Noun

הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים • (havél havalím) m

  1. vanity, foolishness, rubbish
    • Tanach, Ecclesiastes 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים אָמַר קֹהֶלֶת הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים הַכֹּל הָבֶל׃
      havél havalím 'amár kohélet havél havalím hakól hável.
      Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
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