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Kevel (כבל) means cable in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

כֶּבֶל
kevel
noun · masculine
In English

cable

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with כ

The dictionary gives 7 meanings for Kevel.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שלשלת, שרשרת.
    לֶאְסֹר מַלְכֵיהֶם בְּזִקִּים וְנִכְבְּדֵיהֶם בְּכַבְלֵי בַרְזֶל.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהבעיקר ברבים מגבלה שמונעת מאדם לממש את שאיפותיו או לחיות חיים מלאים.
  3. 3
    עבות חזק השזור משלושה חבלים; לרוב בהקשר ימי (לגרירה, לעגינה ולרתיקה).
  4. 4
    [נהגה גם: כַּבֶּל] מקלעת ארוכה של חוטי נחושת להולכת זרם חשמלי, לרוב עטופה בחומר מבודד.
  5. 5
    "חבל" חזק עשוי מחוטי פלדה שזורים.
  6. 6
    תמיד ברבים כְּבָלִים – קיצור של טלוויזיה בכבלים – מערכת לשידור תמונות וקולות המבוססת על העברת המידע בכבלי תקשורת.
  7. 7
    ימאותיחידת אורך ימית השווה ל-1/10 מיל ימי = 100 פאדום (608 רגל).

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Kevel is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
כֶּבֶל
Written without vowel points
כבל
Said
kevel
Root
כ־ב־ל
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
כְּבָלִים
Inflections
ר' כְּבָלִים; כֶּבֶל־, כַּבְלֵי־
Gematria
52

This is how Kevel is said in other languages.

English
cable
Arabic
كبل, كابل
French
câble
German
Kabel

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The word Kevel comes from the root כ־ב־ל, like these words.

These words come before and after Kevel in the dictionary.

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What does Kevel (⁨כבל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kevel (⁨כבל⁩) means cable. It is said kevel, with the stress on ke.

What is a synonym for Kevel (⁨כבל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kevel (⁨כבל⁩) are ⁨שרשרת⁩ and ⁨כבל פלדה⁩.

What rhymes with Kevel (⁨כבל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kevel (⁨כבל⁩) include ⁨חבל⁩, ⁨חבל⁩, ⁨הבל⁩, ⁨נבל⁩, ⁨זבל⁩, and ⁨סבל⁩.

Is Kevel (⁨כבל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Kevel (⁨כבל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨כְּבָלִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כבל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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