to become vain
ha.val describes becoming or acting vainly, and in one causative use filling others with vain hopes.
The Qal forms portray becoming or acting vainly: fathers go after vanity and become vain in Jeremiah 2:5 and 2 Kings 17:15, while Job 27:12 addresses vain speech. A Hiphil participle in Jeremiah 23:16 describes prophets filling hearers with vain hopes.
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Becoming or acting vainly · dominant
The Qal forms occur where fathers go after vanity and become vain in Jeremiah 2:5 and 2 Kings 17:15. In Job 27:12, the imperfect addresses those who speak “such vanity”; Psalm 62:11 has a Qal jussive, though the APB rendering does not visibly isolate the term's contribution.
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Filling others with vain hopes · rare
In Jeremiah 23:16, the Hiphil active participle characterizes the prophets whom the APB says are “filling you with vain hopes,” while they speak visions from their own heart rather than from the mouth of the LORD.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the Qal contexts with “became vain” and “speak such vanity,” and the Hiphil context with “filling you with vain hopes.” In Psalm 62:11, its translation does not visibly reflect the term as a distinct English expression.