H1891 הָבַל

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 5 KJV occurrences

הָבַל

hâbal · haw-bal'

Definition

to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray

KJV Renderings

be (become, make) vain.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Verses (5)

2 Kings 17:15And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
Job 27:12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Psalms 62:10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Jeremiah 2:5¶ Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
Jeremiah 23:16Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.