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OSHB Ecc 2:1 הָבֶל (hāⱱel) Strongs=1892 Lemma=‘הֶבֶל’
contextual word gloss=‘[was]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-977

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Other uses (16) of identical word form הָבֶל (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הָבֶל’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 7 different glosses: ‘[are]_a_breath’, ‘[are]_futility’, ‘[is]_futility’, ‘[was]_futility’, ‘a_breath’, ‘futility’, ‘vanity’.

JOB 21:34 contextual word gloss=‘vanity’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JOB 21:34 word 3

OET-LV: 34 And_how will_you _comfort _me vanity and_your(pl)_of_answers it _remains unfaithfulness. (JOB_21:34)

OET-RV: ⇔  34 So how can vanity be of comfort to me?
⇔ It’s only faithlessness that remains from the replies that you all have given. (JOB 21:34)

PSA 94:11 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_a_breath’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB PSA 94:11 word 7

OET-LV: 11 YHWH is_knowing the_thoughts _of a _person if/because _that they are_a _breath. (PSA_94:11)

OET-RV: 11 Yahweh knows people’s thoughts—
⇔ that they’re just vapour. (PSA 94:11)

ECC 1:2 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 1:2 word 8

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 2:15 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 2:15 word 18

OET-LV: 15 And_I _said I in_my _of_heart like_the _fate _of the _fool also me it_will _happen _to _me and_for_what have _I _become _wise I then excessively and_I _said in_my _of_heart (cmp)_also this is_futility. (ECC_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 I said to myself, “The fool’s end will also come to me,
⇔ so what use was it being so wise back then?”
⇔ Then I told myself that that also is pointless, (ECC 2:15)

ECC 2:19 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 2:19 word 16

OET-LV: 19 And_who is_knowing a_wise_person will _he _be or a _fool and_he _will _have _power in_all toil _of_my which_I _have _toiled and_which_I _have _been _wise under the_sun also this is_futility. (ECC_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 And who knows whether my successor will be wise or a fool?
⇔ He’ll have authority over all my projects that I worked hard on
⇔ and which I’ve applied wisdom to in this world.
⇔ That also was pointless. (ECC 2:19)

ECC 3:19 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 3:19 word 25

OET-LV: 19 If/because the _fate of _the _children _of the_humankind and_the _fate the_cattle/livestock and_fate one to/for_them like_the _death _of this so the _death _of this and_spirit one belongs_to_all and_the _advantage _of the_humankind is_more _than the_cattle/livestock not if/because (the)_everything is_futility. (ECC_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 because the same one thing happens to both people and animals:
⇔ just like one dies, so does the other—they both have the same breath.
⇔ But people have no advantage over animals—everything is pointless. (ECC 3:19)

ECC 5:9 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 5:9 word 13

OET-LV: 9  one _who_loves silver not he _will _be _satisfied silver and_whoever is_loving in_wealth not income also this is_futility. (ECC_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 Land is an advantage for everyone—the king gets served from the countryside. (ECC 5:9)

ECC 6:11 contextual word gloss=‘futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 6:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11 If/because there_are words/messages many which_increase futility what advantage belongs_to_person. (ECC_6:11)

OET-RV: 11 Yes, many words just become more pointless.
⇔ What advantage is that to anyone? (ECC 6:11)

ECC 7:6 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 7:6 word 11

OET-LV: 6 If/because like_the _sound _of (the)_thorns under the_pot so the _laughter _of the _fool and_also this is_futility. (ECC_7:6)

OET-RV: 6 because the laughter of a fool
⇔ is like the crackling of burning thorn twigs under a cooking pot—
⇔ that’s also pointless. (ECC 7:6)

ECC 8:10 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 8:10 word 16

OET-LV: 10 And_in_such I _have _seen wicked_people being _buried and_they _came and_from_a _place _of holy they _went and_they _will _be _forgotten in_city where right they _had _done also this is_futility. (ECC_8:10)

OET-RV: 10 I’ve seen wicked people being buried—
⇔ being carried out from a sacred place,
⇔ and what they’d done there in the city was just forgotten.
⇔ That’s also pointless. (ECC 8:10)

ECC 8:14 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 8:14 word 24

OET-LV: 14 There_is futility which it _is _done on the_earth/land (cmp) there_are righteous_people whom it_is_happening to_them according_to _the _deed[s]_of (the)_wicked_people and_there_are wicked_people whom_it_is_happening to_them according_to _the _deed[s]_of (the)_righteous_people I _said (cmp)_also this is_futility. (ECC_8:14)

OET-RV: 14 There’s something else strange that happens in this world:
⇔ when bad things happen to godly people
⇔ and when good things happen to evil people.
⇔ That’s also hard to understand. (ECC 8:14)

ECC 11:8 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 11:8 word 18

OET-LV: 8 If/because if years many he _will _live the_humankind in_all _of_of _them let _him _take _pleasure and_let _him _remember DOM the _days _of the_darkness if/because many they _will _be all that_it _has _come is_futility. (ECC_11:8)

OET-RV: 8 Even if a person lives for many years,
⇔ they should take pleasure in all of them,
⇔ but remember the dark days
⇔ because everything that happens is pointless. (ECC 11:8)

ECC 11:10 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 11:10 word 10

OET-LV: 10 And_remove vexation from_your _of_heart and_put _away evil from_your _of_flesh if/because (the)_youth and_the _black_hair are_futility. (ECC_11:10)

OET-RV: ⇔  10 Don’t allow yourself to be controlled by anger
⇔ and keep your body away from evil,
⇔ because youth and good looks are a vapour that passes. (ECC 11:10)

ECC 12:8 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 12:8 word 6

OET-LV: 8 Futility _of futilities he _said the_Teacher (the)_everything is_futility. (ECC_12:8)

OET-RV: 8 “Nothing but a puff of air,” says the leader. “Everything is pointless.” (ECC 12:8)

ISA 57:13 contextual word gloss=‘a_breath’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ISA 57:13 word 9

OET-LV: 13 When_you_cry _out let_them _deliver _you collection(s)_of_your and_DOM of _them _of_all it _will _carry _away a _wind it _will _take_them_away a _breath and_the_one_who_takes _refuge in_me he _will _inherit the_land and_he _will _possess the _mountain _of my _holiness _of_of. (ISA_57:13)

OET-RV: 13 ◙
⇔ …
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⇔ … (ISA 57:13)

LAM 4:17 contextual word gloss=‘futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB LAM 4:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 yet_we they _failed eyes _of_our to help _of_our futility in_our _of_watchtower we _watched to a _nation which_not it _will _save. (LAM_4:17)

OET-RV: 17 Our eyes failed as we waited uselessly for help.
⇔ From our watchtowers, we expected to see other nations come to rescue us, but no. (LAM 4:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘הֶבֶל’’ have 8 different glosses: ‘Abel’, ‘[are]_a_breath’, ‘[are]_futility’, ‘[is]_futility’, ‘[was]_futility’, ‘a_breath’, ‘futility’, ‘vanity’.