הבל הבלים
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
From Ecclesiastes 1:2 (see quotation).
Noun edit
הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים • (havél havalím) m
- vanity, foolishness, rubbish
- Tanach, Ecclesiastes 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים אָמַר קֹהֶלֶת הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים הַכֹּל הָבֶל׃
- havél havalím 'amár kohélet havél havalím hakól hável.
- Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.