Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray
KJV Usage: be (become, make) vain
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
הָבַל (ha.val) — to become vain. 1) to act emptily, become vain, be vain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become vain 1a2) to be utterly vain (with cognate acc) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to become vain 1b2) to fill with vain hopes
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · הֶבֶל
Fail | verb qal
to become futile, to fail = action by which humans are engaged in activities that do not serve any purpose
Fail | verb hif
to cause to become futile, to cause to fail = causative action by which humans cause other humans to be engaged in activities that do not serve any purpose
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
הָבַל vb. denom. act emptily, become vain Qal they went after vanity and became vain
Hiph. cause to become vain (of false prophets) i.e. fill you with vain hopes.
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