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nvs., Vanity, foolishness, worthlessness; worthless, mischievous, of no value; wretch, scoundrel.

• Examples:
  • Lapuwale o nā lapuwale, vanity of vanities.
• References:
  • See ex., niho mole.

1. v., Lapu, ghost, and wale, only. To be only a ghost; to be not real; to be something not according to appearance; hence,

2. To be disappointed; kii aku o Maewa i ka wai, aole i loaa, hoi mai, a olelo iho la, ka! lapuwale i ka wai ole.

3. Hoolapuwale. To disappoint, as one's expectations. Hal. 17:13. To stultify one's wisdom. Isa. 44:25. Hence,

4. To act foolishly; e hana ma ka mea ino.

1. s., LIT. A ghost of a thing; nothing substantial.

2. Vanity. Kelcah. 1:1. That which in appearance or imagination is something, but in reality is nothing; mea lapuwale, folly; foolishness; wickedness. Ios. 7:15.

adj., Foolish; worthless; contemptible. Iob. 13:4. Void of truth and reality in action; he mea oiaio ole ma ka hana.

adj., Foolish; worthless; contemptible. Void of truth and reality in action; he mea oiaio ole ma ka hana.

1. n., Literally, A ghost of a thing; nothing substantial.

2. n., Vanity. That which in appearance or imagination is something, but in reality is nothing; mea lapuwale, folly; foolishness; wickedness.

[Lapu, ghost, and wale, only.]

1. v., To be only a ghost; to be not real; to be something not according to appearance; hence,

2. v., To be worthless; to be only a lapu.

3. v., To be disappointed; kii aku o Maewa i ka wai, aole i loaa, hoi mai, a olelo iho la, ka! Lapuwale i ka wai ole.

I. he mea hua ole, 2 Pet. 2:18; Kek. 1. He mea hoopunipuni no kekahi ano, Kan. 32:21; Hal. 4:2; 24:4; 119:37, he akuakii a me ka hoomanakii kekahi ano, 2 Nalii 17:15; Ier. 2:5; 18:15; Iona 2:8. E nana i kela olelo a Paulo, 'haalele aku la lakou i ke Akua oiaio, no ka mea apaapa,' Rom. 1:25. 'Kanaka lapuwale,' 2 Sam. 6:20; 2 Oihlii. 13:7, he kanaka uhauha, pono ole ia.

foolishness, vanity: worthless.