- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּ1
- וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃1
- מַהְבִּלִ֥ים1
- תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּ1
- תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- and they became vain2
- [are] deluding1
- do you act in vain1
- you put vain hope1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- Hc/Vqw3mp2
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vqw3mp · 2
- HVhrmpa · 1
- HVqi2mp · 1
- HVqj2mp · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:5וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃vaiyehbaluHc/Vqw3mpThis is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?here: and they became vain
- Jeremiah 23:16מַהְבִּלִ֥יםmahbilimverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.here: [are] deluding