Tevel (תֶּבֶל) means abomination in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
abomination
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tevel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושחטא מאוס ובזוי, בפרט בתחום המיני.
וּבְכָל־בְּהֵמָה לֹא־תִתֵּן שְׁכָבְתְּךָ לְטָמְאָה־בָהּ, וְאִשָּׁה לֹא־תַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי בְהֵמָה לְרִבְעָהּ; תֶּבֶל הוּא.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tevel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תֶּבֶל
- Written without vowel points
- תבל
- Said
- tevel
- Root
- ב־ל־ל
- Pattern
- תַּקְטֵל
- Gematria
- 432
This is how Tevel is said in other languages.
- English
- abomination
- Russian
- мерзость
These words mean nearly the same as Tevel.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tevel.
- טהרה
- פרישות
- צניעותmodesty
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tevel.
The word Tevel comes from the root ב־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Tevel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tevel.
What does Tevel (תֶּבֶל) mean in Hebrew?
Tevel (תֶּבֶל) means abomination. It is said tevel, with the stress on vel.
What is a synonym for Tevel (תֶּבֶל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tevel (תֶּבֶל) are זימה, שיקוץ, and תועבה.
What is the opposite of Tevel (תֶּבֶל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tevel (תֶּבֶל) are טהרה, פרישות, and צניעות.
What rhymes with Tevel (תֶּבֶל)?
Words that rhyme with Tevel (תֶּבֶל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תבל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.