Strong’s definition
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
KJV gloss list in the source
[idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.
Source pronunciation notation: heh'bel
Derivation recorded by Strong
or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל; from H1891 (הָבַל);
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