Sevel (סבל) means suffering in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
suffering
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Sevel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמשא או נֵטֶל.
הַבּוֹנִים בַּחוֹמָה וְהַנֹּשְׂאִים בַּסֶּבֶל, עֹמְשִׂים; בְּאַחַת יָדוֹ עֹשֶׂה בַמְּלָאכָה, וְאַחַת מַחֲזֶקֶת הַשָּׁלַח
- 2לשון המקרא, בהשאלהמס כספי.
וַיַּרְא שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת-הַנַּעַר, כִּי-עֹשֵׂה מְלָאכָה הוּא, וַיַּפְקֵד אֹתוֹ, לְכָל-סֵבֶל בֵּית יוֹסֵף
- 3תחושת נפשית או גופנית של כאב וקושי.
- 4מסורת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sevel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סֵבֶל
- Written without vowel points
- סבל
- Said
- sevel
- Root
- ס־ב־ל
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- סְבָלוֹת
- Inflections
- ס' סֵבֶל־, ר' סְבָלוֹת, ר"ס סִבְלוֹת־
- Gematria
- 92
This is how Sevel is said in other languages.
- English
- suffering
- Arabic
- معاناة, أَلَم
- Russian
- страдание
- Spanish
- carga, problema
These words mean nearly the same as Sevel.
- טורח
- ייסוריםagony
- מעמסה
- עינוי
- קושיdifficulty
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These words mean the opposite of Sevel.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sevel.
The word Sevel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כוח סבל
- סבל עוברי
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The word Sevel comes from the root ס־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Sevel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sevel.
What does Sevel (סבל) mean in Hebrew?
Sevel (סבל) means suffering. It is said sevel, with the stress on se.
What is a synonym for Sevel (סבל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sevel (סבל) are טורח, ייסורים, מעמסה, עינוי, and קושי.
What is the opposite of Sevel (סבל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sevel (סבל) are אושר, הנאה, and נוחות.
What rhymes with Sevel (סבל)?
Words that rhyme with Sevel (סבל) include חבל, חבל, הבל, נבל, זבל, and כבל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סבל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.