Rekhes hashkhala (רכס השחלה) means reeving line bend in Hebrew.
It can also mean half hitch and seizing. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֶכֶס הַשְׁחָלָה
rekhes hashkhala
noun · masculine
In English
reeving line bend, half hitch and seizing
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rekhes hashkhala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותקשר לחיבור שני חבלים שווים בעוביים. החבלים מחוברים זה לזה בחצאי ענדים, והקצוות החופשיים מאובטחים להמשך החבל בכריכת חיבור.
The word Rekhes hashkhala is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֶכֶס הַשְׁחָלָה
- Written without vowel points
- רכס השחלה
- Said
- rekhes hashkhala
- Plural
- רִכְסֵי הַשְׁחָלָה
- Inflections
- ר' רִכְסֵי הַשְׁחָלָה
- Gematria
- 628
This is how Rekhes hashkhala is said in other languages.
- English
- reeving line bend, half hitch and seizing
- French
- noeud de passeresse
These words come before and after Rekhes hashkhala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rekhes hashkhala.
What does Rekhes hashkhala (רכס השחלה) mean in Hebrew?
Rekhes hashkhala (רכס השחלה) means reeving line bend and half hitch and seizing. It is said rekhes hashkhala, with the stress on re.
Is Rekhes hashkhala (רכס השחלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Rekhes hashkhala (רכס השחלה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רִכְסֵי הַשְׁחָלָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רכס השחלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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