הבל

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic هبل.

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. Abel, the son of Adam.

See also

Descendants

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

References

Anagrams


Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הֶבֶל.

Proper noun

הבל (hevl) m

  1. Abel, the son of Adam.
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