Nevel (נבל) means harp in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נֵבֶל
nevel
noun · masculine
In English
harp
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Nevel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי קיבול מעור או מחרס לנוזלים.
...אֶחָד נֹשֵׂא שְׁלֹשָׁה גְדָיִים, וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא שְׁלֹשֶׁת כִּכְּרוֹת לֶחֶם, וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא נֵבֶל־יָיִן.
- 2כלי נגינה השייך למשפחת כלי המיתר. מיתריו קלועים בין הצוואר ותיבת הצלילים בצורה אלכסונית.
וִיהִי כְבֹאֲךָ שָׁם הָעִיר וּפָגַעְתָּ חֶבֶל נְבִיאִים יֹרְדִים מֵהַבָּמָה, וְלִפְנֵיהֶם נֵבֶל וְתֹף וְחָלִיל וְכִנּוֹר וְהֵמָּה מִתְנַבְּאִים
- 3אסטרונומיהקבוצת כוכבים.
- 4עפ"י מילון אב"ש: אולי משום הדמיון לכלי הקיבול הנושא אותו שם - נֵבֶל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nevel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נֵבֶל
- Written without vowel points
- נבל
- Said
- nevel
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- נְבָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְבָלִים; ס"ר נִבְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 82
This is how Nevel is said in other languages.
- English
- harp
- Russian
- арфа
- French
- harpe
- Spanish
- arpa
- German
- Harfe
These words rhyme with Nevel.
The word Nevel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נבל עשור
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These words come before and after Nevel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nevel.
What does Nevel (נבל) mean in Hebrew?
Nevel (נבל) means harp. It is said nevel, with the stress on ne.
What rhymes with Nevel (נבל)?
Words that rhyme with Nevel (נבל) include חבל, חבל, הבל, זבל, כבל, and סבל.
Is Nevel (נבל) masculine or feminine?
The word Nevel (נבל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְבָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נבל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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