Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים) means nonsense in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nonsense
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Dvarim btelim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שטויות, דברי הבל.
- 2מקור הביטוי בתלמוד הבבלי: "מודה אני לפניך ה' אלהי ששמת חלקי מיושבי בית המדרש ולא שמת חלקי מיושבי קרנות, שאני משכים והם משכימים - אני משכים לדברי תורה והם משכימים לדברים בטלים [...]".
The word Dvarim btelim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דְּבָרִים בְּטֵלִים
- Written without vowel points
- דברים בטלים
- Said
- dvarim btelim
- Root
- ד־ב־ר
- Gematria
- 347
This is how Dvarim btelim is said in other languages.
- English
- nonsense
These words mean nearly the same as Dvarim btelim.
- בוקי סריקי
- דברי רוח
- הבל הבליםnonsense
- הבל ורעות רוחnonsense
- פתפותי ביצים
- קש וגבבה
- שטותnonsense
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Dvarim btelim.
- דברי טעם
- דברים בגו
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The word Dvarim btelim comes from the root ד־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Dvarim btelim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Dvarim btelim.
What does Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים) mean in Hebrew?
Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים) means nonsense. It is said dvarim btelim, with the stress on rim.
What is a synonym for Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים) are בוקי סריקי, דברי רוח, הבל הבלים, הבל ורעות רוח, פתפותי ביצים, and קש וגבבה.
What is the opposite of Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים)?
Words that mean the opposite of Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים) are דברי טעם and דברים בגו.
Is Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים) masculine or feminine?
The word Dvarim btelim (דברים בטלים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דברים בטלים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.