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 (ḥ-b-l)

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. rope
  2. (colloquial) clothesline
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

חֲבָל • (khavál) m

  1. pity, woe
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

חִבֵּל • (khibél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of חיבל (khibél)

Anagrams

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