חֶבֶל m. (b. h.; חָבַל) 1) rope, a measure of dimensions, rope’s length. Gen. R. s. 93 קשר ח׳ בח׳ tied rope to rope, v. נִימָא; Cant. R. to I, 1. Erub. V, 4 וכ׳ אין מודדין אלא בח׳ Sabbath distances must be measured with a rope of fifty cubits’ length. Ib. 58ᵃ, v. אַפְסְקִימָא. B. Bath. VII, 2 (103ᵇ) מדה בח׳ measured with the rope (exact dimensions). Peah IV, 5 על הח׳ in a straight line, v. לָקַט; a. fr.—Pl. חֲבָלִים. Erub. l. c. ג׳ ח׳ הם וכ׳ there are three kinds of ropes (used for legal purposes).—Trnsf. share, possession. Sifré Deut. 312 אין ח׳ אלא גורל ḥebel means lot; a. e.
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חֶבֶל m. (b. h.; חָבַל ) 1) rope, a measure of dimensions, rope’s length . Gen. R. s. 93 קשר ח׳ בח׳ tied rope to rope, v. נִימָא ; Cant. R. to I, 1 .…
References
- Jastrow, חָבַל 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 93:4
- Jastrow, נִימָא 1
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:1:8
- Mishnah Eruvin 5:4
- Jastrow, *אַפְסְקִימָא 1
- Mishnah Bava Batra 7:2
- Bava Batra 103b:4
- Mishnah Peah 4:5
- Jastrow, לָקַט 1
- Sifrei Devarim 312:3