Well, from Ecclesiastes: "Vanity of vanities... All is vanity".
I know that "Vanity of vanities" is the translation of "havel havalim", but what is the (transliterated) original text of "All is vanity" ?
2007-03-30 06:15:08 · 4 answers · asked by hispidus 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"All is vanity": הַכֹּל הָבֶל [hakol havel]
Ecclesiastes 1:2-
הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים אָמַר קֹהֶלֶת, הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים הַכֹּל הָבֶל
havel havalim amar koheleth, havel havalim hakol havel
Free translation: vanity of vanities, said Koheleth, vanity of vanities it is all meaningless.
2007-03-31 09:01:27 · answer #1 · answered by yotg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found the original text of Ecclesiastes in Hebrew and English at the Mechon Mamre website in Jerusalem. As I can't read the Hebrew alphabet (can't tell my aleph from my gimmel), I just hope it's what you're looking for.
"Mechon Mamre (Hebrew for "the Mamre Institute") is a small group of observant Jewish Torah scholars in Israel who live by the plain and simple meaning of the RaMBaM's Mishneh Torah and actively encourage others to do so."
The text : "Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity"
In Hebrew : ×Ö²×Öµ× ×Ö²×Ö¸×Ö´×× ×Ö¸×ַר קֹ×Ö¶×ֶת, ×Ö²×Öµ× ×Ö²×Ö¸×Ö´×× ×Ö·×Ö¼Ö¹× ×Ö¸×Ö¶×.
If the pasted copie isn't readable, look at the URL source below. Good luck!
If you need more help contact the people at Mechon Mamre :
mtr@mechon-mamre.org
2007-03-31 03:53:27 · answer #2 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
koÌl hebel
2007-03-30 13:26:14 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the book makes a good door stop....u mean u actually read that crap??
2007-03-30 13:18:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋