There is a great deal of confusion in the Syriac lexical tradition between three attested vocalizations for the consonantal homographs of the noun hblˀ in the meanings 'vapor,' 'vanity,' and 'dust' or the like: ܗܲܒܵܠܵܐ, ܗܲܒܠܵܐ and ܗܸܒܠܵܐ. See the discussion in Payne Smith, col. 965.