Khevek (חבק) means saddle girth in Hebrew.
It can also mean strap and strop. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֶבֶק
khevek
noun · masculine
In English
saddle girth, strap, strop
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Khevek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רצועה לקשירת אוכף המקיפה את בטנה של בהמת הרכיבה.
- 2ימאותקולר או טבעת, ממתכת או מחבל, המקיפים או לופתים גלגלת, תורן, משוט וכו'.
- 3תכשיט לנשים המקיף את הצוואר; ענק.
- 4האקדמיה ללשון העברית, מילון למונחי המשק החקלאי (תש"ח), 1948: חֶבֶק.
- 5ועד הלשון העברית, מונחי ספנות (ת"ש-תש"א), 1940. האקדמיה ללשון העברית, מילון למונחי ימאות (תש"ל), 1970.
The word Khevek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶבֶק
- Written without vowel points
- חבק
- Said
- khevek
- Root
- ח־ב־ק
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- חֲבָקִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲבָקִים, חַבְקֵי־
- Gematria
- 110
This is how Khevek is said in other languages.
- English
- saddle girth, strap, strop
These words rhyme with Khevek.
The word Khevek is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חבק משוט
- חבק התורן
- חבק שליבה
- חבק לחבל
- חבק מוט החרטום
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The word Khevek comes from the root ח־ב־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Khevek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khevek.
What does Khevek (חבק) mean in Hebrew?
Khevek (חבק) means saddle girth, strap, and strop. It is said khevek, with the stress on khe.
What rhymes with Khevek (חבק)?
Words that rhyme with Khevek (חבק) include דבק.
Is Khevek (חבק) masculine or feminine?
The word Khevek (חבק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲבָקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חבק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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