# הָבַל (haval)

Israeli respelling: ha-val. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1891. 5 Old Testament occurrences.

to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray

King James renderings: be (become, make) vain.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/haval-h1891

## Occurrences

- [2 Kings 17:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/17/15) — And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and…
- [Job 27:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/27/12) — Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
- [Psalms 62:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/62/10) — Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
- [Jeremiah 2:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/2/5) — Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are bec…
- [Jeremiah 23:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/23/16) — Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of…