what does vain mean in the bible
VAIN. van: The adjective of vanity, and representing the same Hebrew and Greek words as does the latter, with a few additions (chiefly kenos, empty, and its compounds in the New Testament).And vain can always be replaced by its synonym empty, often with advantage in modern English (Job 15:2; 1 Corinthians 15:14, etc.).he exception is the phrase in vain, and even there the interchange can be made if some (understood) noun such as ways be added. So to take God's name in vain (Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11) means simply to take it for an empty (not good) purpose.