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

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ב־ל (kh-b-l)

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχe.vel/

Noun

חֶבֶל • (khével) m (plural indefinite חֲבָלִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. rope
2. (colloquial) clothesline

Derived terms

• חֶבֶל הַטַּבּוּר (khével hatabúr)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

חֲבָל • (khavál) m

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