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Mystery
Transience
Frustration
Vapour
Absurdity
Vanity
Hevel
Qohelet begins and ends his speeches in the same way: הבל הבלים הכל הבל "hevel of hevels, everything is hevel!" (1:2, 12:8). He repeats this key idea throughout the book. The best translation of the term is, however, disputed. Consider the possibilities on this slide. How would each of them fit in with Qohelet's overall message?
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Mystery

Transience

Frustration

Vapour

Absurdity

Vanity

Hevel

Qohelet begins and ends his speeches in the same way: הבל הבלים הכל הבל "hevel of hevels, everything is hevel!" (1:2, 12:8). He repeats this key idea throughout the book. The best translation of the term is, however, disputed. Consider the possibilities on this slide. How would each of them fit in with Qohelet's overall message?