Khibel (חיבל) means rigging in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חִבֵּל
khibel
noun · masculine
In English
rigging
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khibel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלל החבלים, הכבלים והשרשראות המשמשים בסירה ובספינת מפרשים לייצוב וחיזוק התרנים והכלונסאות ולכיוון המפרשים, הנפתם והורדתם.
The word Khibel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חִבֵּל
- Written without vowel points
- חיבל
- Said
- khibel
- Root
- ח־ב־ל
- Pattern
- קִטֵּל
- Plural
- חִבְּלִים
- Inflections
- ר' חִבְּלִים; חִבֵּל־, ר' חִבְּלֵי־
- Gematria
- 50
This is how Khibel is said in other languages.
- English
- rigging
- French
- grément
- German
- Takelage
These words rhyme with Khibel.
The word Khibel is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khibel comes from the root ח־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Khibel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khibel.
What does Khibel (חיבל) mean in Hebrew?
Khibel (חיבל) means rigging. It is said khibel, with the stress on bel.
What rhymes with Khibel (חיבל)?
Words that rhyme with Khibel (חיבל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
Is Khibel (חיבל) masculine or feminine?
The word Khibel (חיבל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חִבְּלִים.
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.
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