חבל

Aramaic

Verb

חבל • (transliteration needed)

to damage, to injure, to destroy

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ב־ל‎

Compare Arabic حَبْل‎ (ḥabl, “rope, hawser”), Classical Syriac ܚܒܠܐ‎ (“rope, cord”).

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Pronunciation

(khével): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχe.vel/
(khavál): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈval/

Noun

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

rope
(colloquial) clothesline

Noun

חֲבָל • (khavál) m

pity

Derived terms

חֲבָל עַל הַזְּמַן‎ (khavál 'al haz'mán)

Verb

חִבֵּל • (khibél) (pi'el construction)

defective spelling of חיבל‎ (khibél)

Anagrams

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