# H1891 הָבַל

הָבַל (hâbal), Strong’s H1891: to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray KJV: be (become, make) vain.. Occurs 5 times.

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

KJV: be (become, make) vain.

Occurs 5 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- 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.

## Where it occurs
- [2 Kings 17:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/17?v=15) — They rejected his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to…
- [Jeremiah 2:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/2?v=5) — The LORD says, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked…
- [Jeremiah 23:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/23?v=16) — The LORD of Hosts says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity. They…
- [Psalms 62:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/62?v=11) — Don’t trust in oppression. Don’t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don’t set your heart on them.
- [Job 27:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/job/27?v=12) — Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?