Khaval (חֲבָל) means woe in Hebrew.
It can also mean pity. It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֲבָל
khaval
interjection
In English
woe, pity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khaval.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מילה המשמשת להבעת צער על אבדן, נזק, או אי-הצלחה.
The word Khaval is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲבָל
- Written without vowel points
- חבל
- Said
- khaval
- Root
- ח־ב־ל
- Pattern
- קְטָל
- Gematria
- 40
This is how Khaval is said in other languages.
- English
- woe, pity
- Spanish
- lástima
These words rhyme with Khaval.
The word Khaval is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חבל על הזמן
- חבל"ז
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Khaval in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khaval.
What does Khaval (חֲבָל) mean in Hebrew?
Khaval (חֲבָל) means woe and pity. It is said khaval, with the stress on val.
What rhymes with Khaval (חֲבָל)?
Words that rhyme with Khaval (חֲבָל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חבל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.