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Khalil shelosha nekavim (חליל שלושה נקבים) means Three hole pipe in Hebrew.

It can also mean Tabor pipe. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חָלִיל שְׁלֹשָׁה נְקָבִים
khalil shelosha nekavim
noun · masculine
In English

Three hole pipe, Tabor pipe

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives one meaning for Khalil shelosha nekavim.

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

  1. 1
    חליל עממי שמנגנים בו ביד אחת, כך שהיד השנייה חופשית לנגן בכלי נוסף כמו טמבור, פעמון, תוף מיתרים ועוד.

The word Khalil shelosha nekavim is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חָלִיל שְׁלֹשָׁה נְקָבִים
Written without vowel points
חליל שלושה נקבים
Said
khalil shelosha nekavim
Plural
חָלִילֵי שְׁלֹשָׁה נְקָבִים
Inflections
ר' חָלִילֵי שְׁלֹשָׁה נְקָבִים
Gematria
921

This is how Khalil shelosha nekavim is said in other languages.

English
Three hole pipe, Tabor pipe
French
flûte de tambourin

These words mean nearly the same as Khalil shelosha nekavim.

These words come before and after Khalil shelosha nekavim in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khalil shelosha nekavim.

What does Khalil shelosha nekavim (⁨חליל שלושה נקבים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khalil shelosha nekavim (⁨חליל שלושה נקבים⁩) means Three hole pipe and Tabor pipe. It is said khalil shelosha nekavim, with the stress on lil.

What is a synonym for Khalil shelosha nekavim (⁨חליל שלושה נקבים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khalil shelosha nekavim (⁨חליל שלושה נקבים⁩) are ⁨חליל טמבורין⁩.

Is Khalil shelosha nekavim (⁨חליל שלושה נקבים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khalil shelosha nekavim (⁨חליל שלושה נקבים⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨חָלִילֵי שְׁלֹשָׁה נְקָבִים⁩.

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

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