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.

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

See also

References

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הֶבֶל‎.

Proper noun

הבל • (hevl) m

  1. Abel, the son of Adam.
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