Khevel (חבל) means rope in Hebrew.
It can also mean line, measuring line, region, lot, and portion. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rope, line, measuring line, region
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Khevel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקלעת ארוכה וגמישה של חוטים, המשמשת לקשירה ולהעברת כוח (הרמה, משיכה, גרירה וכו').
וַתּוֹרִדֵם בַּחֶבֶל בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן כִּי בֵיתָהּ בְּקִיר הַחוֹמָה וּבַחוֹמָה הִיא יוֹשָׁבֶת.
- 2חבל (1) באורך נקוב המשמש למדידה.
וָאֶשָּׂא עֵינַי וָאֵרֶא וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ וּבְיָדוֹ חֶבֶל מִדָּה.
- 3כברת ארץ, אזור.
לֵאמֹר לְךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן חֶבֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶם.
- 4חלק.
וַיְדַבְּרוּ בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף אֶת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר: מַדּוּעַ נָתַתָּה לִּי נַחֲלָה גּוֹרָל אֶחָד וְחֶבֶל אֶחָד.
- 5חבורה, קבוצת אנשים.
וִיהִי כְבֹאֲךָ שָׁם הָעִיר וּפָגַעְתָּ חֶבֶל נְבִאִים יֹרְדִים מֵהַבָּמָה וְלִפְנֵיהֶם נֵבֶל וְתֹף וְחָלִיל וְכִנּוֹר וְהֵמָּה מִתְנַבְּאִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khevel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶבֶל
- Written without vowel points
- חבל
- Said
- khevel
- Root
- ח־ב־ל
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Inflections
- חֲבָלִים; חֶבֶל־, חַבְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 40
This is how Khevel is said in other languages.
- English
- rope, line, measuring line, region, lot, portion, league, group
- Arabic
- حبل
These words mean nearly the same as Khevel.
- מחוזregion
- גליל
- חבר
- ליגהleague
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khevel.
The word Khevel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הלך על חבל דק
- חבל ארץ
- חבל הטבור
- חבל התקשרות
- חבל חרטום
- חבל מנילה
- חבל העוגן
- חבל רתיקה
- חבלים
- משיכת חבל
- סולם חבלים
- תלוי על חבל
- תפס חבל בשני ראשים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khevel comes from the root ח־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Khevel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khevel.
What does Khevel (חבל) mean in Hebrew?
Khevel (חבל) means rope, line, and measuring line. It is said khevel, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Khevel (חבל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khevel (חבל) are מחוז, גליל, חבר, and ליגה.
What rhymes with Khevel (חבל)?
Words that rhyme with Khevel (חבל) include הבל, נבל, זבל, כבל, סבל, and רכבל.
Is Khevel (חבל) masculine or feminine?
The word Khevel (חבל) is a masculine noun.
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.