- חַבְלָא
- חַבְלָאII, חֲבָלָא II, ch. = h. חֶבֶל, 1) rope, measure. Targ. 2 Sam. 8:2.Y.Sot.VIII end, 23a צווח לסיפיה דח׳וכ׳ called the ending point of a rope measure its head. Lev. R. s. 14, v. חֲבִילָא II.Koh. R. to IX, 10 אייתון חַבְלָהוכ׳ get a rope and tie it Gen. R. s. 49 את תפיש ח׳וכ׳ thou seizest the rope by both ends (demanding justice and mercy); Lev. R. s. 10, beg.; a. fr.Pl. חַבְלִין, חַבְלֵי. Targ. 2 Sam. l. c. Targ. Prov. 5:22; a. e.Y.Sabb.VII, 10c top, v. אֶלִּיקָה. Y.Meg.IV, 74d bot. עבד ח׳וכ׳ make ropes and catch deers. 2) district. Constr. חֲבַל, v. חֲבֵיל.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.