Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh (הבל ורעות רוח) means nonsense in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
nonsense
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שטויות, דברים בטלים.
- 2מקור הביטוי במקרא: "רָאִיתִי אֶת כָּל הַמַּעֲשִׂים שֶׁנַּעֲשׂוּ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וְהִנֵּה הַכֹּל הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ".
The word Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ
- Written without vowel points
- הבל ורעות רוח
- Said
- hevel 'ur'ut ruakh
- Gematria
- 933
This is how Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh is said in other languages.
- English
- nonsense
These words mean nearly the same as Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh.
- בוקי סריקי
- דברי רוח
- דברים בטליםnonsense
- הבל הבליםnonsense
- 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 Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh.
- דברי טעם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh.
What does Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh (הבל ורעות רוח) mean in Hebrew?
Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh (הבל ורעות רוח) means nonsense. It is said hevel 'ur'ut ruakh, with the stress on he.
What is a synonym for Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh (הבל ורעות רוח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh (הבל ורעות רוח) are בוקי סריקי, דברי רוח, דברים בטלים, הבל הבלים, פתפותי ביצים, and קש וגבבה.
What is the opposite of Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh (הבל ורעות רוח)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hevel 'ur'ut ruakh (הבל ורעות רוח) are דברי טעם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הבל ורעות רוח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.