הָבַל (hābal) is a Hebrew verb meaning act emptily. It appears 5 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1891).

Also rendered

• to become vain

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 463)

Root family 463: הָבַל hābal — act emptily, become vain. Denominative verb

• הֶבֶל hebel — vapour

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