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OSHB Ecc 6:2 הֶבֶל (heⱱel) Strongs=1892 Lemma=‘הֶבֶל’
contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-977

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Other uses (27) of identical word form הֶבֶל (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

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

JOB 7:16 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_a_breath’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JOB 7:16 word 8

OET-LV: 16 I _reject not to_vanishing _point I _will _live cease from_me if/because are_a _breath days _of_my. (JOB_7:16)

OET-RV: 16 I REJECT—I won’t live to a VANISHING POINT.
⇔ Leave me alone because my days are just a puff of air. (JOB 7:16)

JOB 9:29 contextual word gloss=‘vanity’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JOB 9:29 word 5

OET-LV: 29 I I _will _be _guilty to/for_what this vanity will _I _labour. (JOB_9:29)

OET-RV: 29 I’d be guilty,
⇔ so why would I work hard for such vanity? (JOB 9:29)

JOB 27:12 contextual word gloss=‘vanity’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JOB 27:12 word 7

OET-LV: 12 There you(pl) of _you _of_all you(pl)_have _seen and_for_what this vanity do _you(pl)_become _vain. (JOB_27:12)

OET-RV: 12 Yes, all of you have seen this for yourselves,
⇔ so why do you vainly speak such nonsense? (JOB 27:12)

JOB 35:16 contextual word gloss=‘vanity’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JOB 35:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 And_ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) vanity he _opens mouth _of_his with_not _of knowledge words/messages he _multiplies. (JOB_35:16)

OET-RV: 16 So Iyyov opens his mouth for nothing.
⇔ ≈ He says many words but doesn’t know what he’s talking about. (JOB 35:16)

PSA 39:6 contextual word gloss=‘vanity’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB PSA 39:6 word 10

OET-LV: 6  here handbreadths you _have _made days _of_my and_my _of_lifespan is_like_nothing before_you is_only all _of vanity all _of humankind which_stands Şelāh. (PSA_39:6)

OET-RV: 6 Surely every person walks around like a shadow.
⇔ Surely everyone hurries about to accumulate riches although they don’t know who’ll inherit them. (PSA 39:6)

PSA 39:7 contextual word gloss=‘vanity’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB PSA 39:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7  only in_(the)_image he _goes _about a _person only vanity people_are _in _turmoil he _heaps _up and_not he _knows who will _of_be_gathering _them. (PSA_39:7)

OET-RV: 7 Now, my master, what am I waiting for?
⇔ → My hope is in you. (PSA 39:7)

PSA 39:12 contextual word gloss=‘vanity’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB PSA 39:12 word 10

OET-LV: 12  with_rebukes on iniquity you _have _disciplined a _person and_you _have _melted like_moth his _desired _of_thing is_only vanity all _of humankind Şelāh. (PSA_39:12)

OET-RV: ⇔  12 Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and my call for help.
⇔ ≈ Listen to my weeping.
⇔ Don’t be deaf to me,
⇔ because I’m like a foreigner with you—a refugee like all my ancestors were. (PSA 39:12)

PSA 62:10 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_a_breath’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB PSA 62:10 word 2

OET-LV: 10  only are_a _breath the_children _of humankind are_falsehood the_children _of everyone in_the_balances to_go _up they are_more_than _a _breath together. (PSA_62:10)

OET-RV: 10 Don’t rely on extortion or robbery.
⇔ ≈ Don’t hope uselessly in your wealth,
⇔ → because it’ll bear no fruit—don’t fix your heart on them. (PSA 62:10)

PROV 21:6 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_a_breath’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB PROV 21:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 the_acquisition _of treasures by_a _tongue _of falsehood is_a _breath driven _about seekers _of death. (PRO_21:6)

OET-RV: 6 Wealth that’s acquired via a lying tongue,
⇔ → will be like a quick breath for those seeking death. (PRO 21:6)

ECC 1:14 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 1:14 word 10

OET-LV: 14 I _have _seen DOM all _of the_works which_they _have _been _done under the_sun and_see/lo/see (the)_everything is_futility and_striving _of wind. (ECC_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 I saw all the deeds that are done in this world,
⇔ and look—everything’s pointless like chasing after the wind. (ECC 1:14)

ECC 2:11 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 2:11 word 12

OET-LV: 11 And_I _turned I in_all works _of_my hands _of_my which_they _had _done and_on_toil which_I _had _toiled for_doing and_see/lo/see (the)_everything was_futility and_striving _of wind and_there_was_not advantage under the_sun. (ECC_2:11)

OET-RV: 11 And I turned, I, to all the things that I’d made
⇔ and to the work that I’d done,
⇔ and look, everything was pointless and chasing after the wind,
⇔ and there wasn’t any profit in anything done in this world. (ECC 2:11)

ECC 2:17 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 2:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 And_I _hated DOM (the)_life if/because was_evil on_me the_work which_it _was _done under the_sun if/because (the)_everything is_futility and_striving _of wind. (ECC_2:17)

OET-RV: 17 Then I hated life because of the misfortune around me—
⇔ the work that was done in this world,
⇔ because everything was pointless and chasing after the wind. (ECC 2:17)

ECC 2:21 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 2:21 word 16

OET-LV: 21 If/because there_is a _person who_his _of_toil was_with_wisdom and_with_knowledge and_with_skill and_to/for_humankind who_not he _toiled in/on/over_him/it he_will _give _it portion _of_his also this is_futility and_an _evil great. (ECC_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 because there are people whose work is in wisdom and knowledge, and in skill.
⇔ However, then a person who hasn’t worked on it, will gain it as their inheritance.
⇔ That also is pointless and a great misfortune (ECC 2:21)

ECC 2:23 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 2:23 word 14

OET-LV: 23 If/because all _of his/its_days are_pains and_is_vexation business _of_his also in_night not his/its_heart it _rests also this is_futility it. (ECC_2:23)

OET-RV: 23 Because all his days are painful, and anger is his business—
⇔ even in the night, his mind doesn’t rest.
⇔ That also is pointless. (ECC 2:23)

ECC 2:26 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 2:26 word 20

OET-LV: 26 If/because to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind who_is_good before_him he _gives wisdom and_knowledge and_joy and_to_sinner he _gives the_business to_gather and_to_gather to_give_it to_a_person_good to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_ʼElohīm also this is_futility and_striving _of wind. (ECC_2:26)

OET-RV: 26 Yes, he gives wisdom and knowledge and happiness to people who are good in his sight.
⇔ But to the sinner, he gives the job of gathering and collecting to give to the one who’s good in God’s sight.
⇔ That also is pointless and chasing after the wind. (ECC 2:26)

ECC 4:4 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 4:4 word 17

OET-LV: 4 And_I _considered I DOM all _of the_toil and_DOM all _of the _skill _of the _work (cmp) it is_envy _of everyone from_his _of_neighbour also this is_futility and_striving _of wind. (ECC_4:4)

OET-RV: ⇔  4 Then I noticed all the skills used and the work that gets done,
⇔ but also saw that it raised the envy of others.
⇔ That is also pointless and chasing after the wind. (ECC 4:4)

ECC 4:7 contextual word gloss=‘futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 4:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 And_I _returned I and_I _saw futility under the_sun. (ECC_4:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then I turned and I saw a pointless thing in this world: (ECC 4:7)

ECC 4:8 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 4:8 word 28

OET-LV: 8 There_was one_person and_there_was_not a _second_person also a _son and_a _brother there_belonged_not to_him/it and_there_was_not an _end to/from_all/each/any/every toil _of_his also eye _of_his not it _was _satisfied wealth and_for_whom am_I toiling and_depriving DOM self _of_my from_good also this is_futility and_is_a _business evil it. (ECC_4:8)

OET-RV: 8 Sometimes there’s a person living alone without a child or a relative, who works hard without stopping.
⇔ However, wealth doesn’t satisfy them because they wonder why they’re working so hard and not sitting down to enjoy their good things.
⇔ That also is pointless, and it’s an unpleasant business. (ECC 4:8)

ECC 4:16 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 4:16 word 17

OET-LV: 16 There_is_not an _end to/from_all/each/any/every the_people to_all/each/any/every those_whom he _was before_them also the _subsequent_people not they _will _rejoice in_him/it if/because also this is_futility and_a _striving _of wind. (ECC_4:16)

OET-RV: 16 there was no end to all the people who’ve ruled before them.
⇔ Even the ones who follow him won’t speak kindly about him,
⇔ because even that is pointless and chasing after the wind. (ECC 4:16)

ECC 6:9 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 6:9 word 8

OET-LV: 9 is_good the_sight _of eyes more_than _going desire also this is_futility and_striving _of wind. (ECC_6:9)

OET-RV: 9 It’s better to enjoy what’s right there than to feed the imagination.
⇔ That’s also pointless and chasing after the wind. (ECC 6:9)

ECC 8:14 contextual word gloss=‘futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ECC 8:14 word 2

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)

ISA 30:7 contextual word gloss=‘futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ISA 30:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 And_Miʦrayim futility and_emptiness they _will _help for_so/thus/hence I _call (to)_this_one Rahab they a _sitting _still. (ISA_30:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (ISA 30:7)

JER 10:3 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JER 10:3 word 4

OET-LV: 3 If/because the _customs _of the _peoples is_futility it if/because a _tree from_a _forest someone_has _cut _it _down the_work _of the_hands _of a _craftsman with_tool. (JER_10:3)

OET-RV: 3 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 10:3)

JER 10:15 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JER 10:15 word 1

OET-LV: 15 are_futility they a _work _of mockeri(es) at_the _time _of their _punishment _of_of they _will _perish. (JER_10:15)

OET-RV: 15 ◙
⇔ … (JER 10:15)

JER 16:19 contextual word gloss=‘futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JER 16:19 word 17

OET-LV: 19 Oh_YHWH strength _of_my and_my _of_stronghold and_my _place _of_of _escape in/on_day trouble to_you nations they _will _come from_the_ends the_earth and_they _will _say surely falsehood they _possessed ancestors _of_our futility and_there_was_not in_them that _which_profits. (JER_16:19)

OET-RV: 19 ◙ (JER 16:19)

JER 51:18 contextual word gloss=‘[are]_futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB JER 51:18 word 1

OET-LV: 18 are_futility they a _work _of mockeri(es) at_the _time _of their _punishment _of_of they _will _perish. (JER_51:18)

OET-RV: 18 ◙
⇔ … (JER 51:18)

ZEC 10:2 contextual word gloss=‘futility’ word gloss=‘Abel’ OSHB ZEC 10:2 word 11

OET-LV: 2 If/because the_teraphim they _speak wickedness and_the_diviners they _see falsehood and_the _dreams _of (the)_worthlessness they _speak futility they_comfort therefore yes/correct/thus/so they _have _set _out like sheep they _are _afflicted if/because there_is_not a _shepherd. (ZEC_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 Diviners tell deceitful dreams and give empty comfort
⇔ because household idols speak falsely and so those diviners envision something that’s a lie.
⇔ Therefore the people wander like sheep and suffer because there’s no shepherd. (ZEC 10:2)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘הֶבֶל’’ have 9 different glosses: ‘Abel’, ‘[are]_a_breath’, ‘[are]_futility’, ‘[is]_Abel’, ‘[is]_a_breath’, ‘[is]_futility’, ‘[was]_futility’, ‘futility’, ‘vanity’.