Rakevel (רכבל) means cable car in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רַכֶּבֶל
rakevel
noun · feminine
In English
cable car
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rakevel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קרון המונע באמצעות כבל עילי המחובר למספר מערכות גלגלים הנמצאים בדרך כלל בין שתי נקודות גבוהות. הקרון נמשך על ידי משקולות ועושה את רוב דרכו בהיותו תלוי באויר.
- 2המילה "רכבל" היא הלחם בסיסים מן רכבת, ומן כבל; עם זאת רבים נוהגים בטעות להגות את המילה כ"רַכְבָּל".
The word Rakevel is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רַכֶּבֶל
- Written without vowel points
- רכבל
- Said
- rakevel
- Root
- ר־כ־ב
- Plural
- רַכָּבְלִים
- Inflections
- ר' רַכָּבְלִים
- Gematria
- 252
This is how Rakevel is said in other languages.
- English
- cable car
- Arabic
- تلفريك
- Russian
- канатная дорога
- French
- téléphérique
- Spanish
- teleférico
- German
- luftseilbahn
These words rhyme with Rakevel.
The word Rakevel comes from the root ר־כ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Rakevel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rakevel.
What does Rakevel (רכבל) mean in Hebrew?
Rakevel (רכבל) means cable car. It is said rakevel, with the stress on ke.
What rhymes with Rakevel (רכבל)?
Words that rhyme with Rakevel (רכבל) include חבל, חבל, הבל, נבל, זבל, and כבל.
Is Rakevel (רכבל) masculine or feminine?
The word Rakevel (רכבל) is a feminine noun, and its plural is רַכָּבְלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רכבל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.