hebel

It used to be translated as “vanity of vanities,” a beautifully resonant phrase, but one that misrepresents somewhat the Hebrew word hebel, which does not mean “vanity” in our sense, but rather anything fleeting and insubstantial, hence also, sometimes, ungraspable.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

It used to be translated as “vanity of vanities,” a beautifully resonant phrase, but one that misrepresents somewhat the Hebrew word hebel, which does not mean “vanity” in our sense, but rather anything fleeting and insubstantial, hence also, sometimes, ungraspable.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

It used to be translated as “vanity of vanities,” a beautifully resonant phrase, but one that misrepresents somewhat the Hebrew word hebel, which does not mean “vanity” in our sense, but rather anything fleeting and insubstantial, hence also, sometimes, ungraspable.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

It used to be translated as “vanity of vanities,” a beautifully resonant phrase, but one that misrepresents somewhat the Hebrew word hebel, which does not mean “vanity” in our sense, but rather anything fleeting and insubstantial, hence also, sometimes, ungraspable.

In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

It's a short thread about aerated autoclaved concrete (also sometimes referred to as hebel blocks).

Autoclaved Areated Concrete 2005

It's a short thread about aerated autoclaved concrete (also sometimes referred to as hebel blocks).

Autoclaved Areated Concrete 2005

Morning tea we had in the little town of hebel just across the border after the obligatory photo at the border.

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"If we were to go for some ugly hebel brick house with a little roof on it we could building everything, but we've deliberately not done that.

Central Western Daily - Front Page 2010