חבל

Aramaic

Etymology

Probably cognate to the Arabic root خ ب ل (ḵ b l).

Verb

חֲבַל • (ḥăḇal)

1. to damage, to injure, to destroy

References

• “ḥbl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
ח־ב־ל (kh-b-l)
7 terms

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥabl- (“rope”). Cognate with Arabic حَبْل (ḥabl).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħæbæl/, [ˈħævæl]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈħɛbɛl/, [ˈħɛːvɛl]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχe.vel/

Noun

חֶבֶל • (khével) m (plural indefinite חֲבָלִים, singular construct חֶבֶל־, plural construct חֲבָלֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. rope
2. (colloquial) clothesline

Declension

Declension of חֶבֶל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	חֶבֶל	first	חַבְלִי		חַבְלֵנוּ
	definite	הַחֶבֶל	second	חַבְלְךָ	חַבְלֵךְ	חַבְלְכֶם	חַבְלְכֶן
	construct	חֶבֶל־	third	חַבְלוֹ	חַבְלָהּ	חַבְלָם	חַבְלָן
plural	indefinite	חֲבָלִים	first	חבליי / חֲבָלַי		חֲבָלֵינוּ
	definite	הַחֲבָלִים	second	חֲבָלֶיךָ	חבלייך / חֲבָלַיִךְ	חֲבָלֵיכֶם	חֲבָלֵיכֶן
	construct	חֲבָלֵי־	third	חֲבָלָיו	חֲבָלֶיהָ	חֲבָלֵיהֶם	חֲבָלֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• חֶבֶל הַטַּבּוּר (khével hatabúr)

References

• H2256 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “חֶבֶל”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 206b
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 420a
• “חבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

From Aramaic חֲבַל (ḥăḇal, “to damage, injure, destroy, travail”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈval/

Noun

חֲבָל • (khavál) m [pattern: קְטוֹל]

1. pity, woe

Derived terms

• חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן (khavál 'al haz'mán)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

חִבֵּל • (khibél) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of חיבל (khibél)

Anagrams

• חלב