Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #281986

OSHB Ecc 12:8 הֲבָלִים (hₐⱱālīm) Strongs=1892 Lemma=‘הֶבֶל’
contextual word gloss=‘futilities’ word gloss=‘vanities’
Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-977

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Other uses (3) of identical word form הֲבָלִים (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הֲבָלִים’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘futilities’.

ECC 1:2 contextual word gloss=‘futilities’ word gloss=‘vanities’ OSHB ECC 1:2 word 2

OET-LV: 2 Futility _of futilities Teacher he _said futility _of futilities (the)_everything is_futility. (ECC_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 “Totally pointless,” says the leader.
⇔ “A complete waste of time. Everything’s worthless.” (ECC 1:2)

ECC 1:2 contextual word gloss=‘futilities’ word gloss=‘vanities’ OSHB ECC 1:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 Futility _of futilities Teacher he _said futility _of futilities (the)_everything is_futility. (ECC_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 “Totally pointless,” says the leader.
⇔ “A complete waste of time. Everything’s worthless.” (ECC 1:2)

JER 10:8 contextual word gloss=‘futilities’ word gloss=‘idols’ OSHB JER 10:8 word 5

OET-LV: 8 And_in_one they _are _stupid and_they _are _foolish the_correction _of futilities is_wood it. (JER_10:8)

OET-RV: 8 ◙
⇔ … (JER 10:8)

Hebrew words (1) other than הֲבָלִים (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘futilities’

ECC 5:6 וַהֲבָלִים (vahₐⱱālīm) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הֶבֶל’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, futilities’ morpheme glosses=‘and, vanities’ OSHB ECC 5:6 word 4

OET-LV: 6  if/because in_abundance _of dreams and_futilities and_words/messages many if/because DOM the_ʼElohīm fear. (ECC_5:6)

OET-RV: 6 Don’t allow your mouth to cause your whole body to sin,
⇔ and don’t tell the temple messenger that it was an unintentional sin.
⇔ Why make God angry by what you say
⇔ and destroy the good things that you’ve done? (ECC 5:6)